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About the Billy Button Plant
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Join us in getting our hands dirty through this #jcandthetreefeedabee challenge! All you need to do is grow a plant from the seeds we will give you with each CD or Vinyl purchase! Share your progress on our hashtag for everyone to enjoy and the chance to win a special prize.
One of the plants we chose for our Australian East Coast family is called the Billy Button (Pycnosorus globosus). It was carefully selected because of abundance of flowers it gives in spring that bees and other insects absolutely love. We also wanted to find a native Australian plant that was hardy enough to encourage the people out there that are too busy or overwhelmed normally to have any kind of garden because let's be honest, maintaining a garden can be a lot of hard work! The idea behind this is to help encourage and educate people to spend more time appreciating and in nature while also helping our precious wildlife. Sowing Your Billy Button Seeds Sow in Spring, Summer or Autumn
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This hardy native Australian perennial is found throughout much of NSW, QLD, VIC and SA. It's flowers are an unusual golden/yellow ball or globular flower head found on long stems above the foliage of woolly. These flowers are often found in dry flower arrangements with the plant giving an abundance of flowers from Spring to Summer and year-round in hot climates. Often found in coastal areas they are very frost and drought tolerant.
Suitable for full-sun - part-shade
Moist but well-drained soil Does NOT tolerate acidic soil Suitable for pots (wide and deep) Dimensions: height 50-75cm width 50cm + Flowers from 12 weeks Attracts bees & insects Hardy and frost tolerant Excellent for cut flowers and drying Relatively pest and disease resistant but watch out for spider mites, snails and slugs Further Care Information...
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