Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus or pink phyllanthus
This is a glorious native with the softest most delicate foliage and dainty flowers.
At the moment ours are all in flower and it looks like dainty fairy lights hanging off the stems.
This plant has soft green foliage and pink new growth that has a slight weeping habit. It’s not an exceptionally dense grower but that’s so you can see the little flowers that form like tassels along the stem.
I adore this plant and was very excited to use it as a lose hedge in my last house.
Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus grow into a lovely Christmas tree shape naturally. Mine was near the trampoline and it got trimmed occasionally, this made them really dense and even more fantastic than I originally planned.
These plants can grow to around 3m high and wide. It can grow in full shade to full sun and can handle most soil types. I found it can stress if left for a long time without water (may suffer leaf drop) but it can handle some neglect once it’s established.
It can handle humidity and can handle the cold but it doesn’t like heavy frosts.
As a word of warning and not to scare you off as I think this is a great all round tree. Perfect for hedges or as a small feature tree in your garden. The flowers can have a fairly unpleasant smell at night to attract insects.
One of my favourite native trees.