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Brachyloma saxicola

Brachyloma saxicola
Photo: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brachyloma saxicola is an erect, bushy shrub from the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, growing up to about 4 m, found on granite slopes and boulders. Grow it in well-drained, gritty soil in a sunny spot, as it is adapted to rocky, free-draining sites.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil with added grit or stone.
Temperature
Hardy in cool to mild climates; roughly -5 to 35 °C; protect from severe frost while young.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Brachyloma saxicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. It is a erect, bushy shrub with lance-shaped or narrowly elliptic leaves and white to cream-coloured, tube-shaped flowers.

Where it grows

This species grows in the upper parts of granite slopes and around granite boulders in a few areas on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales.

Other Brachyloma plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyloma saxicola 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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