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Conostylis drummondii

Conostylis drummondii
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Conostylis drummondii is a small, tufted, grass-like perennial native to south-western Western Australia, grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts. Its key needs are full sun, excellent drainage and sandy soil, as it naturally grows in sand near watercourses.

Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during establishment and growth, then keep on the dry side; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, low in nutrients.
Temperature
Mild temperate to subtropical conditions; tolerates frost in winter but is best protected from prolonged cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Conostylis drummondii is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has short stems, and has more or less cylindrical leaves and pale lemon-yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This species of conostylis grows in sand near watercourses in low woodland and heath in a few scattered location near Arthur River and Wagin in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

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 drummondii 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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