How to Grow and Care for Corema

Poverty grass (Corema conradii) is a rare plant primarily found in open grasslands and sandplains. Although fire is an obvious threat to adult plants, it has shown to stimulate immense seed germination. The plant's Latin name (Corema conradii) is derived from the botanist who discovered it in the late 1700s, S. White Conrad.

Portugese crowberry is a small, evergreen shrub that thrives in the sandy soils of coastal regions. Its tough, needle-like leaves, which help to conserve water in windy and saline conditions, sit amongst white, slightly fragrant flowers. The dioecious nature of portugese crowberry means separate male and female plants exist, with the females bearing striking white berries that contrast against the dark green foliage.