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Conostylis albescens

Conostylis albescens
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Conostylis albescens is a small, tufted, grass-like perennial from inland Western Australia, grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts and botanic collections. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water.

Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; it tolerates dry summers once established.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or lightly mineral soil, such as a native or sandy mix.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions and mild frosts; protect from prolonged waterlogged cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia (NE. of Merredin)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Conostylis albescens is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is similar to Conostylis bealiana has hairy leaves and yellowish-cream to white tubular flowers.

Where it grows

This species of conostylis is found east of Merredin, where it grows on yellow sandplain in a small region of heath.

Other Conostylis plants

Prickly Conostylis · Trumpets · Conostylis angustifolia · Conostylis argentea · Golden Conostylis · Conostylis bealiana · Conostylis bracteata · Conostylis breviscapa · Grey Cottonhead · Conostylis canteriata · Conostylis caricina · Conostylis crassinerva

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conostylis albescens 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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