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Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis

Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis is a subspecies of bladder saltbush, a wild shrub native to Australia that grows up to about a metre tall. It is a salt-tolerant plant of dry, saline habitats and is not a common garden subject.

Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates drought and salty conditions.
Soil
Loam or clay, well drained; tolerates saline and sandy soils.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, arid conditions; frost tolerance varies, protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis is subspecies of bladder saltbush endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

It grows in loam and clay, on coastal dunes and salt lakes; it has a fairly wide distribution, occurring in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Other Atriplex plants

Tubercled saltbush · Swamp Saltbush · Fan Saltbush · Silverscale saltbush · Native Orache · Atriplex billardierei · Silver saltbush · Fourwing saltbush · Gray saltbush · Flat-topped saltbush · Shadscale saltbush · Heartscale

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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