Atriplex Semibaccata
Australian saltbush,
Atriplex Semibaccata is a prostrate, semi-evergreen shrub with whiteish. leaves. Male and female flowers are borne on different parts of the shrub and are followed by 4-6mm. diamond-shaped, edible fruits with red flesh.This plant is often cultivated as forage. It becomes dormant in Winter
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Australian saltbush,
Latin name
Atriplex Semibaccata
type
Shrub
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
0.80 M
Atriplex Semibaccata
Atriplex Semibaccata is a prostrate, semi-evergreen shrub with whiteish. leaves. Male and female flowers are borne on different parts of the shrub and are followed by 4-6mm. diamond-shaped, edible fruits with red flesh.This plant is often cultivated as forage. It becomes dormant in Winter
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple flowers.
Planting Season
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grown plants out in spring.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)