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Persoonia pinifolia
Pine-leaved geebung is a upright, woody shrub from the Sydney region of New South Wales, grown for its soft, pine-like foliage and long clusters of small yellow flowers. It does best in an open, sunny spot with good drainage.
Persoonia pinifolia, commonly known as pine-leaved geebung or as mambara in the Cadigal language, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Sydney region of New South Wales. It is an upright, woody shrub with soft, pine-like foliage and long, terminal racemes of small yellow flowers in late winter to summer.
Pine-leaved geebung is an attractive plant in the garden, but it is difficult to propagate from seed or cuttings. Success has been achieved by clipping the seed coating followed by treatment with gibberellic acid solution. Some clones seem to produce seed that germinates more readily.
The species is reliable in gardens in an open sunny spot with good drainage, and requires little maintenance. The flowers, although small, are well displayed and the plant tolerates reasonably heavy frosts. It is a good hedge or screen plant and often flowers from January to August, followed by interesting olive-like fruit.
The fruits of P. pinifolia are taken by birds, including pied currawong, satin and regent bowerbirds, olive-backed oriole and Lewin's honeyeater but how this affects seed dispersal is not known. Unlike most Proteaceae, Persoonia pinifolia does not have proteoid roots.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Persoonia pinifolia 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
