Hardenbergia Meema

Position. Full sun to semi-shade. The company's notes give it for Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, and say that in the ACT it survives extreme cold with some leaf burn.

Soil and water. Sandy soils to heavy clay, in a well-mulched bed; a chunky mulch is recommended. Water as needed for the first 8 to 13 weeks, until it is established; the notes list it as tolerant of cold and drought. Slow-release fertiliser in spring, if it is needed, is the only feeding they mention.

What differs from the species. The company's case for this form is its leaves and its shape: foliage that stays in better order than other forms' through very cold winters and hot, dry northerly winds, and a tidy, upright habit that holds even unpruned. It will creep up a support if allowed to. No independent reference read describes this form.

Pruning. Once a year after flowering for a natural shape, or two or three times a year as a hedge; the notes add that more frequent cutting gives a tidier hedge.

The company that markets Meema gives it as a feature plant for gardens and landscapes, and its planting density covers both massing and hedging: one to three plants per square metre in a mass planting, and one or two per linear metre in a hedge. At the closer rates that is about 0.6 m centres in a bed and 0.5 m along a hedge line. The wild plant and its uses are on the species page, and another named form, Mini Haha, has its own page.

Growers list it as Hardenbergia violacea (HB1) Meema; check you are comparing the same plant when matching quotes. Its size, habit and tolerances come from the company's own notes, and no independent reference read describes this form. The table above shows the sizes growers list today. For the roots, pests and hardening off to check in nursery stock, see the HortOS guide to nursery plant quality. Stock moving between states travels under the state and territory biosecurity rules.