Enchylaena Tomentosa-Ruby Saltbush-BUSH TUCKA-25 seeds

ENCHYLAENA TOMENTOSA      “Ruby Saltbush” 

Family: Amaranthaceae 

Sprouting: 21-28 days in the right conditions. 

A useful plant for gardens in dry climates and endemic throughout Australia, Ruby Saltbush is a small, shrub to about 1m high.  Drought and frost resistant and salt tolerant, it prefers a light to heavy soil in an open position. A common species of semi-arid and arid climates.  It has greyish foliage and produces soft, sweet, ruby-red berries 6-8mm in diameter.  These make a juicy snack food when eaten raw or soaked in water to make a sweet drink. They can also be dried and rehydrated later.  A red dye can also be made from the berries. 

Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 9 May 2024 – 12.52pm AEST and edited using Canva.

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****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.