Solanum aviculare - Kangaroo Apple Tubestock | Native

Description:
A fast-growing Australian native shrub with soft green foliage and attractive star-shaped purple to blue flowers followed by bright orange to red egg-shaped fruits. It has a lush, leafy appearance and quickly fills space, making it useful for screening and revegetation. The flowers attract pollinators and the fruit provides food for birds. It is commonly used as a pioneer species in disturbed areas. 

🌳 Height:
2–4 m

🌿 Width:
2–3 m spread

🔧 Uses:
Fast-growing screening shrub
Pioneer plant for revegetation
Habitat and food source for birds
Pollinator-friendly gardens
Native understory planting

🌱 Ideal growing conditions:
Well-drained soils (loam, sandy loam, or light clay)
Full sun to partial shade

💪 Tolerates:
Poor soils
Light shade
Wind
Disturbed sites

💧 Drought hardy:
Low to moderate 

❄️ Frost tolerant:
Low to moderate 

🧂 Salt tolerant:
Low