Eustrephus Latifolius Or Wombat Berry (Trailing Vine Native) Sweet Apple Berry or Billardiera cymosa seeds

Eustrephus Latifolius Or Wombat Berry (Trailing Vine Native) Sweet Apple Berry or Billardiera cymosa Seeds

‘Eustrephus Latifolius or Wombat Berry Trailing Vine Native and Billardiera cymosa Sweet Apple Berry is an compliant  fast growing thin rambling vine that can also grow in a clump if preferred.  These fruiting plants  have colours of pale blue & purple or WB has white to pink small flowers in spring with bursts of  orange berries through winter. Birds and small mammals enjoy the berries, and roots are sought out by digging wombats. Understorey  plant to have in your native garden.

Grow notes :-  Sow the seeds in a  spacious pot with 3-5 seeds in a standard type soil mix 3 -5 mm deep. Time will be needed to see results.

Just water once a week and leave them in a shady spot or in the greenhouse(not a plastic hot house as they will rot if too humid).

A climber but not invasive  will reach approx 6 metres tall and wide. Grows well in sun but best in part shade, tolerates light frost, accepts most soil types. Try eating the roots which can be eaten either raw or cooked.

Seed sample size  packet x  20  [10 of each labelled ]