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Daphne Heath

Brachyloma daphnoides

Daphne Heath
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Daphne heath is a small, upright native Australian shrub in the heath family, usually 0.4 to 1.5 metres tall, with fragrant cream-white flowers from June to November. It is typically grown in well-drained, rocky or sandy soil in full sun to part shade.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates dry periods once mature.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; poor drainage and heavy wet soil are not tolerated.
Temperature
Hardy to around -5 °C; suits temperate to subtropical climates, protect from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. & SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Brachyloma daphnoides, commonly known as daphne heath, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a small upright shrub with dull grey-green leaves and white tubular flowers.

Where it grows

Daphne heath grows mostly on rocky sites in woodland and forests in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Other Brachyloma plants

Brachyloma baxteri · Fringed Daphne Heath · Brachyloma delbi · Brachyloma depressum · Brachyloma djerral · Brachyloma elusum · Brush Heath · Brachyloma geissoloma · Brachyloma mogin · Brachyloma nguba · Brachyloma pirara · Brachyloma preissii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyloma daphnoides 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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