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Dicrastylis incana

Dicrastylis incana
Photo: NCRIS, Canberra - Modificado y subido por Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dicrastylis incana is a spreading Western Australian shrub of the mint family, growing 30 cm to 1.5 m tall on yellow sands in open woodland. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water once established.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; established plants need little or no extra water.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix; yellow sand in its native habitat.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Dicrastylis incana is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Other Dicrastylis plants

Dicrastylis archeri · Dicrastylis beveridgei · Dicrastylis brunnea · Dicrastylis capitellata · Dicrastylis cordifolia · Dicrastylis corymbosa · Dicrastylis costelloi · Dicrastylis cundeeleensis · Dicrastylis doranii · Dicrastylis exsuccosa · Dicrastylis kumarinensis · Dicrastylis lewellinii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dicrastylis incana 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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