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Esperance waxflower is a small evergreen shrub from the south coast of Western Australia, grown for its scented foliage, pink to white flowers and cut-flower use. It needs sun, sharp drainage and a mild climate.
Chamelaucium axillare, commonly known as Esperance waxflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). It blooms between September and December producing white-pink-red flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamelaucium axillare 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.
