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Homalocalyx coarctatus is a small spreading shrub from Western Australia, growing 0.3 to 0.7 m tall with red to purple flowers in spring. It is a wild native of sandy plains and is rarely grown, so care advice is largely general.
Homalocalyx coarctatus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.7 metres (1.0 to 2.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing red-pink-purple flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homalocalyx coarctatus 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.
