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Homalium rubrocostatum

Homalium rubrocostatum is a shrub or subshrub from west-central New Caledonia in the willow family, known mainly from wild populations rather than horticulture. Little cultivation information exists, so care advice is limited to general guidance for tropical shrubs.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
WC. New Caledonia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Homalium rubrocostatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is a shrub or subshrub endemic to west-central New Caledonia.

Other Homalium plants

Rarotonga Homalium · Homalium betulifolium · Homalium brevidens · Homalium buxifolium · Homalium ceylanicum · Homalium dalzielii · Homalium dasyanthum · Homalium foetidum · Homalium gracilipes · Homalium grandiflorum · Homalium henriquesii · Homalium hypolasium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homalium rubrocostatum 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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