{"product_id":"viminaria-juncea","title":"Native Broom - Viminaria juncea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNative Broom - Viminaria juncea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew Australian plants solve a wet site as gracefully as Native Broom. \u003cem\u003eViminaria juncea\u003c\/em\u003e is a leafless pea shrub built from masses of fine green rush like stems that hang in a soft weeping curtain, so it reads more like a green fountain than a conventional shrub. In late spring and summer the whole canopy is dotted with small golden yellow pea flowers, and because it fixes nitrogen it will grow on the poor, boggy ground where most feature plants rot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Native Broom\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterlogging tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It occurs naturally in swamp margins and seasonally inundated flats, and accepts soil that stays wet through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The pendulous cylindrical stems give a fine, almost casuarina like texture that softens hard landscape edges.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolden flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small bright yellow pea flowers appear along the stems from roughly October to January.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNitrogen fixing\u003c\/strong\u003e: As a legume it improves poor and sandy soils, which makes it valuable in early stage revegetation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRapid cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reaches useful size quickly, though it is not a long lived plant and is best used where succession is planned.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBioswales and rain gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the better native choices for the wet base of a detention basin or drainage line.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDam and pond surrounds\u003c\/strong\u003e: The weeping habit suits water edges and holds soil on damp banks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped closely it gives a see through green veil rather than a solid wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNurse planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast early cover and nitrogen input while slower framework trees establish around it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m apart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m apart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring, avoiding the peak of summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Happy in sand, sandy loam and peaty soils, tolerates poor drainage and periodic inundation, and dislikes lime\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e On a naturally damp site little watering is needed beyond the first few weeks, while on drier ground water weekly through the first summer. Avoid phosphorus rich fertilisers and keep mulch light, as the plant is adapted to low nutrient conditions.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, effectively leafless with green photosynthetic stems\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and south western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795376308510,"sku":"ND-1743-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/px3RTR6Eo6sdTc8qhHfUr_rSBkQM7d.jpg?v=1787314579","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/viminaria-juncea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}