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Bleeding Heart

Homalanthus novoguineensis

Bleeding Heart
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0

Homalanthus novoguineensis is a shrub or small tree from the spurge family, found in disturbed areas near rainforest in northern Australia and nearby tropical islands. It is a fast, sun-loving plant that suits warm, wet climates.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then keep soil moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or loamy potting mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, N. Australia, Solomon Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Homalanthus novoguineensis is a shrub or small tree in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Mostly found in Australia and nearby tropical islands in disturbed areas near rainforest.

Other Homalanthus plants

Homalanthus acuminatus · Homalanthus nutans · Kermadec Poplar · Bleeding Heart Tree · Small Homalanthus · Homalanthus stokesii · Homalanthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homalanthus novoguineensis 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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