Amaranthaceae
Ruby saltbush
Enchylaena tomentosa
Also known as Enchylaena tomentosa var. glabra, Enchylaena tomentosa var. typica, Enchylaena, Enchylaena paradoxa
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Australian · Saltbush · Drought Tolerant · Arid Garden · Wildlife Plant · Coastal · Low Water · Shrub · Berry
Ruby saltbush is a tough Australian native shrub well suited to dry, open landscapes and coastal gardens. It requires very little water once established and tolerates poor soils, making it ideal for low-maintenance native plantings. The small, fleshy red berries attract wildlife and add seasonal colour with almost no intervention required.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days; very drought tolerant once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New Caledonia, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Palestine, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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