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Baeckea frutescens
Also called Shrubby Baeckea, Weeping Baeckea, Weeping Myrtle
In Singapore: False Ru, Cucur Atap, Chuchur Atap, Ujan Atap, Timor Tasek, China Maki, Rempah Gunong, Da Eng, 岗松 (Grown in Singapore)
Baeckea frutescens is a small, arching shrub in the myrtle family, native to heath and open grassland from southeast China through Indochina and Malesia to eastern Australia. It is grown mainly for its fine foliage and small white flowers, and is a popular bonsai subject.
Baeckea frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is native to eastern southeastern China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, and eastern Australia. It is a shrub with arching branches, linear leaves and white flowers with seven to thirteen stamens.
This species' tiny leaves and branches make it a popular subject of bonsai.
This baeckea grows in heath and open grassland from south-east China to eastern Australia. In Australia it grows in near-coastal areas as far south as Port Macquarie.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baeckea frutescens 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.
