Ptilotus nobilis syn. Pytilotus exaltatus
Purple Mulla Mulla
Mulla mulla is a tender perennial, often grown as an annual. It has rosettes of lance-shaped thick greyish-green leaves, and in Summer (if grown as an annual) spires of small pink, white or purple flowers.
Contributed by @ranster
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Purple Mulla Mulla
Latin name
Ptilotus nobilis syn. Pytilotus exaltatus
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.30 M
Ptilotus nobilis syn. Pytilotus exaltatus
Mulla mulla is a tender perennial, often grown as an annual. It has rosettes of lance-shaped thick greyish-green leaves, and in Summer (if grown as an annual) spires of small pink, white or purple flowers.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
When grown as an annual, this plant flowers in Summer
Propagating by root cuttings
From Mid Autumn TO Early Winter
Root cuttings should be taken when the plant is dormant, in late Autumn or early Winter. To take root cuttings, choose young healthy-looking roots about the thickness of a pencil, and cut them off, using a sharp knife, near the crown. (Do not remove more than one third of the root-system). Replant parent plant straight away. Cut off the thin end of the root, and cut the root into approx. 3" lengths making a straight cut at the top end, and a 45 deg. angled cut at the lower end. Insert the cuttings into a pot of cuttings compost, and top-dress with a layer of grit. Water gently, and place in a cold-frame or greenhouse until it forms roots.Plant the cut off root(s)
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out plants grown from root-cuttings in Spring, into well-draining soil and in a sunny, sheltered site
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