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Calytrix tetragona
Also called Fringe Myrtle
Calytrix tetragona is a native Australian shrub, 0.5 to 2 m tall, with dense clusters of white or pink flowers. It grows best in full sun or light shade in well-drained, lime-free soil.
Calytrix tetragona, commonly known as common fringe-myrtle is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to all states of Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves and dense clusters of white or pink flowers with about 23 to 45 stamens.
Common fringe-myrtle grows best in a sunny or lightly shaded situations in well-drained, lime-free. Some deep pink forms from near Keith appear to have potential as a garden subject.
Common fringe-myrtle occurs in each state of Australia and in the Australian Capital Territory. It grows on sandplains, sand dunes, and on granite outcrops in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions is found from near Bunbury to near Albany where grows on stunted jarrah and Banksia forest in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia. In South Australia it is common in a wide range of habitats including heath, mallee and open forest in the southern part of the state. The species is widespread in Victoria, especially in sandy and gravelly soils and on rock platforms. It is the only species of Calytrix in Tasmania, and is a common coastal shrub. In New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, the species grows in heath, woodland and forest.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calytrix tetragona 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.
