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Conostylis dielsii

Conostylis dielsii
Photo: Fred Humphreys, CC BY 3.0 au

Conostylis dielsii is a small, tufted, grass-like perennial from south-west Western Australia, grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts. It needs well-drained sandy soil, full sun and minimal watering once established.

Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly in the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gravelly soil, low in nutrients.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range of temperatures typical of a Mediterranean climate; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Conostylis dielsii is a tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It forms short rhizomes, and has cylindrical leaves and creamy-yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This species of conostylis grows in low open woodland in sand and gravel between Mingenew, Walkaway and the Arrowsmith River in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia. Subspecies teres grows in heath and low open woodland and is restricted to uplands inland from Walkaway in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion.

Other Conostylis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conostylis dielsii 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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