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Chamelaucium brevifolium is a small erect, open shrub from Western Australia that bears white flowers in spring. It is a relative of the wax flower and is grown mainly in its native region and in dry-climate gardens.
Chamaelaucium brevifolium is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The erect and open shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.3 metres (1 to 4 ft). It blooms between September and November producing white flowers.
Chamelaucium axillare · Chamelaucium ciliatum · Chamelaucium confertiflorum · Chamelaucium drummondii · Chamelaucium gracile · Chamelaucium marchantii · Large Waxflower · Chamelaucium micranthum · Chamelaucium pauciflorum · Geraldton wax · Chamelaucium virgatum · Waxes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamelaucium brevifolium 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.
