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Hypocalymma uncinatum

Hypocalymma uncinatum is an erect, shrubby myrtle from south-western Western Australia that grows on granite outcrops and sandy or loamy soils. It is best grown in full sun with good drainage, as it comes from a dry, lean, Mediterranean-type climate.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, letting the soil dry out between waterings, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil; tolerates lateritic gravel and poor, lean soils.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range; frost-hardy to around -5 °C once established, with protection from prolonged cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Hypocalymma uncinatum is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub, with linear leaves, and white flowers with 25 to 35 stamens.

Where it grows

This species of Hypocalymma grows on granite outcrops in woodland, thicket or scrub between Merredin and Lake King in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia, where it grows in sandy or loamy soils with lateritic gravel.

Other Hypocalymma plants

White Myrtle · Hypocalymma asperum · Hypocalymma connatum · Hypocalymma cordifolium · Hypocalymma elongatum · Hypocalymma ericifolium · Hypocalymma gardneri · Hypocalymma hirsutum · Barrens Myrtle · Hypocalymma linifolium · Hypocalymma longifolium · Hypocalymma melaleucoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypocalymma uncinatum 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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