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Anticoryne ovalifolia

Anticoryne ovalifolia is a shrub from the myrtle family native to coastal heath in southwestern Western Australia. It grows in sandy, well-drained soils on rocky slopes, so good drainage and full sun are the key to growing it.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining, low-fertility mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates mild frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SSW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Anticoryne ovalifolia is a common heathland shrub found in coastal areas of Western Australia.

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of between 0.5 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft) and has linear oblong to ovate shaped leaves that are 3 to 6 millimetres (0.12 to 0.24 in) in length. It blooms from May and November producing pink-white flowers that have a diameter of approximately 15 mm (0.59 in).

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anticoryne ovalifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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