Question
I’ve seen a native groundcover she-oak at garden centres. Is this for real or a hoax?
Michael L, Gosford, NSW
Answer
It is real and called Casuarina glauca ‘Cousin It’, named after the ‘hairy’ character in the tv show, The Addams Family. Discovered in Bulli NSW, it is truly a weeping groundcover able to spill over an embankment to 2m. Therefore, it is perfect on garden walling, hanging baskets, large pots, or simply as a weed smothering groundcover. It happily grows in full sun to light shade and attains a height of only 15cm. It will grow from cool to warm temperate to tropical areas in a variety of soils, even coastal sands.
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