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Rhagodia parabolica - R.Br.

Common Name Mealy Saltbush
Family Chenopodiaceae
USDA hardiness 8-11
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Not known
Range Australia - New South Wales, Queensland.
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Other Uses    (0 of 5)
Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Half Hardy Moist Soil Full sun
Rhagodia parabolica Mealy Saltbush


Rhagodia parabolica Mealy Saltbush

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Rhagodia parabolica is an evergreen Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft 10in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds; South Wall. By. West Wall. By.

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves - cooked. A salty flavour, the leaves contain up to a third by weight of salt[144]. The salt can be removed by briefly boiling the leaves in a couple of changes of water[144]. The leaves are tender and palatable after 1 hours boiling[144].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though it is unlikely to succeed outside the very mildest areas of the country. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within a week, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

AUSTRALASIA: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland (southeast), South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory (south))

Weed Potential

Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Rhagodia candolleanaCoastal SaltbushShrub2.0 -  LMHSNM00 
Rhagodia nutansClimbing SaltbushPerennial0.2 8-11  LMHNM20 
Rhagodia spinescensSpiny SaltbushShrub0.5 8-11  LMHNM20 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Readers comment

Lyn Holdsworth   Sat Mar 18 2006

Great information I will be planting 50 along our Toolern Creek in Melton the more information I can get will help us plant in the correct position Lyn Holdsworth

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