Isopogon anemonifolius Little Drumsticks™

Common Name: Little Drumsticks Isopogon (Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’)

Description:
Little Drumsticks is a compact, dwarf form of the Australian native Isopogon anemonifolius, prized for its finely divided, soft green foliage and its distinctive spherical, golden-yellow flower heads. Blooming from late winter through spring and sometimes into early summer, the flowers resemble small drumsticks and attract a wide variety of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and nectar-feeding birds. This hardy plant thrives in well-drained soils and is well suited to Melbourne’s climate, performing best in full sun to part shade. It is drought and frost tolerant once established, and can withstand coastal conditions. Its neat, clumping form makes it ideal for rockeries, containers, borders, or mass plantings, where it offers both visual interest and ecological benefits. The flowers are also excellent for cutting.

Form:

• Shrub – Clumping / Mounding

• Ground Cover

Mature Size:

• Height: 0.3–0.6 m

• Width: 0.6–0.8 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Winter

• Flowers in Spring

• Occasional blooms in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Golden-yellow drumstick blooms

Key Attributes:

• Evergreen

• Perennial

• Native Australian

• Bird Attracting

• Bee & Insect Attracting

• Drought Tolerant once established

• Frost Tolerant

• Coastal Hardy

• Low-Maintenance

• Suitable for Containers, Rockeries, Mass Plantings and Borders

• Excellent for Erosion Control

• Suitable as Cut Flower

Toxicity:

• Not known to be toxic to humans or animals

Companion Plants:

• Lomandra ‘Little Con’ – grassy low-growing contrast

• Dianella spp. – blue-toned foliage for variety

• Correa ‘Dusky Bell’ – soft-toned flowers for seasonal balance

• Banksia speciosa – adds height and bold texture