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Homoranthus tropicus is a small shrub to about 1 m, endemic to tropical north Queensland, grown mainly for its white flowers and curved leaves. It suits well-drained, sandy or rocky soil and is best kept in an open, sunny spot.
Homoranthus tropicus is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to tropical north Queensland. It is a shrub with curved, club-shaped leaves and white flowers in a corymb-like arrangement on the ends of branchlets.
This species grows in northern Queensland in heath or shrubby woodland on shallow rocky soils over sandstone.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homoranthus tropicus 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.
