Cunningham’s jute — Corchorus cunninghamii

Corchorus cunninghamii

Pollinator favourite

$8.00

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Plant profile

At a glance

The essentials for finding the right garden position.

Mature size: Height: 0.5–1.5 m · Width: 0.5–1 m
Light: Part shade, Full sun
Water: Dry, Moist
Soil: Loamy, Clay, Rocky
Drainage: Well-drained • Moderately drained
Vegetation type: Dry Eucalypt, Wet Eucalypt, Rainforest
Plant lifespan: Short-lived perennial
Plant form: Shrubs

Plant ratings

A quick guide to this plant’s value for wildlife and the garden.

Bird food value
Host plant value
Pollinator value
Shelter & habitat value
Flower display
Garden resilience

About this plant

A rare local shrub with soft serrated leaves and small golden-yellow flowers. Cunningham’s jute is best suited to conservation-focused gardens that mimic the sheltered transition between eucalypt forest and subtropical rainforest.

Image credits:
Mature image: tallarook via iNaturalist — CC0 1.0
Feature image: Peter Woodard (Poyt448) via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0

More plant details

Garden uses: Conservation garden, local habitat planting, forest edge, sheltered rock garden and educational planting.
Wildlife value: Bird value is mainly indirect through the insects associated with its foliage and flowers. No specialist butterfly-host relationship is used in this rating. Yellow flowers are likely insect-pollinated and provide a useful local flower resource. Provides modest low cover within a layered habitat planting.
Flowering and fruiting: Small yellow flowers are produced mainly from spring to autumn, followed by slender capsules containing seed.
Growth habit: Short-lived perennial shrub with soft foliage; indicative mature size 0.5–1.5 m × 0.5–1 m.
Cautions: Endangered species: use nursery-propagated stock of known provenance and avoid collecting seed or plants from the wild. Often short-lived, so allow natural recruitment where appropriate.