Myrsine variabilis — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives

Muttonwood — Myrsine variabilis

50 mm native tube
$7.00
$7.00
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Myrsine variabilis — feature photo. Photo: John Tann
  • Myrsine variabilis — feature photo. Photo: John Tann
  • Myrsine variabilis — plant habit reference. Photo: Mark Marathon
  • Myrsine variabilis — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives
Muttonwood — Myrsine variabilis

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Muttonwood — Myrsine variabilis

Myrsine variabilis

Food for native birds Host plant for butterflies and insects Shelter for wildlife Resilient garden plant
$7.00
$7.00

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Title50 mm native tube

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Plant profile

At a glance

The essentials for finding the right garden position.

Mature size
Height: 3–8 m · Width: 2–5 m
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Moist
Soil
Loamy, Clay
Drainage
Free-draining
Vegetation type
Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt
Plant lifespan
Perennial
Plant form
Shrubs, Trees

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

Muttonwood is an evergreen rainforest-edge shrub or small tree with neat glossy leaves, subtle cream flowers and small dark berries on fruiting plants. Its dense foliage provides understorey cover, while the fruit can be valuable to native birds. Well suited to layered habitat gardens, shady borders and restoration along rainforest margins.

Image credits:
Feature: John Tann via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0
Plant form: Mark Marathon via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0

More plant details

Garden uses
Understorey habitat, rainforest garden screens, bird gardens and forest-edge restoration.
Wildlife value
The foliage hosts White Lineblue butterfly caterpillars, while the fleshy fruit is attractive to fruit-eating birds. Evergreen growth provides useful understorey cover.
Flowering and fruiting
Small, pale flowers, mainly May–September, followed by blue to dark blue fleshy fruit on fruiting plants, generally September–January.
Growth habit
Evergreen understorey shrub to small tree with glossy leaves and dense branching.
Cautions
Fruiting can vary among plants; give it room to develop its natural branching shape.