Tag: Melastoma affine

  • What to Plant for Poorly Drained Soils and temporary inundation

    What to Plant for Poorly Drained Soils and temporary inundation

    I am adding to this post as here on the East coast of NSW we continue to have flooding, heavy downpours and associated erosion. It has been over 3 years of this tumultuous weather and this particular blog post has been getting quite a lot of visits. The past few years have also given me…

  • Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

    Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

    This showy little shrub is Melastoma affine or Native Lasiandra, it really does look like a dwarf form of the incredibly popular south American Tibouchina, which lights up the streets of many inner western Sydney suburbs. However, this is not only an Australian native Lasiandra but is also a bush food. After the flowers finish…