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Diplolaena mollis is a shrub to about 2 m from the west coast of Western Australia, grown for its pendulous red flowers and soft, hairy leaves. It needs well-drained, sandy soil and a sunny, dry position.
Diplolaena mollis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to the west coast of Western Australia. It has broadly elliptic or egg-shaped, leathery leaves that are densely covered in hairs and reddish, pendulous flowers.
Diplolaena mollis grows on the central west coast of Western Australia north of Geraldton to Shark Bay, in scrubland in sandy situations over limestone.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diplolaena mollis 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.
