st ▁In vas ive ▁Species ▁list . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁an ▁invas ive ▁we ed ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁Core opsis ▁lance ol ata ▁is ▁useful ▁for ▁pol lin ator ▁rest oration ▁in ▁large ▁urban ▁cities ▁for ▁providing ▁a ▁food ▁source ▁for ▁wild life ▁as ▁they ▁tend ▁to ▁drink ▁the ▁ne ct ar ▁and / or ▁eat ▁the ▁seed . ▁The ▁plant ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁over ▁water ed ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁f lop ▁over . ▁H oney be es ▁and ▁but ter f lies ▁are ▁attract ed ▁to ▁this ▁plant ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁restricted ▁by ▁growing ▁in ▁containers ▁or ▁in ▁la wn s ▁that ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁m owed . ▁It ▁requires ▁little ▁maintenance , ▁although ▁Dead head ing ▁is ▁benef icial . ▁ ▁It ▁pre fers ▁a ▁sand y , ▁well - dra ined ▁soil . ▁ ▁He avy , ▁cl ay - based ▁soil ▁retain s ▁mo ist ure ▁in ▁winter ▁months , ▁which ▁can ▁kill ▁many ▁species . ▁However , ▁rh iz om at ous ▁core opsis ▁( under ground ▁st ems ) ▁are ▁well - ada pt ed ▁to ▁with stand ▁the ▁extrem es ▁in ▁soil ▁mo ist ure ▁( both ▁wet ▁and ▁dry ). ▁Adding ▁comp ost ▁to ▁heavy ▁soil ▁can ▁improve ▁d rain age ▁as ▁can ▁creating ▁a ▁m ounded ▁bed , ▁allows ▁the ▁plant ing ▁area ▁to ▁shed ▁rain ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁ground ▁around ▁it . ▁It ▁th riv es ▁in ▁full ▁sun ▁( 4 – 6 ▁hours ▁of