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Homoranthus tricolor

Homoranthus tricolor is a small upright shrub from south-east Queensland, grown mainly for its striking pendulous flowers in black, green and red. It is rare in the wild and rarely cultivated, so care is based on general knowledge of related Homoranthus and Myrtaceae species.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gritty mix, acidic to neutral, as in its natural sandstone habitat.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost below about 0 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Homoranthus tricolor, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in south-east Queensland. It is an upright shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and green, red and black flowers arranged singly or in pairs in upper leaf axils.

Where it grows

This homoranthus grows in shrubby woodland on a sandstone ridge. It is only known from a single population near Mundubbera.

Other Homoranthus plants

Homoranthus bebo · Homoranthus biflorus · Binghi Homoranthus · Homoranthus brevistylis · Homoranthus bruhlii · Homoranthus cernuus · Homoranthus clarksonii · Homoranthus coracinus · Bolivia Homoranthus · Homoranthus cummingii · Fairy Bells · Homoranthus decasetus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homoranthus tricolor 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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