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Calomeria amaranthoides
Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb from eastern Australia, growing up to about 3.5 m with sticky stems and plumes of brown to red flowers in summer. It needs a sunny spot, good drainage and mild conditions to do well.
Calomeria amaranthoides, the incense plant, is a plant species which is native to New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calomeria amaranthoides 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.
