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Kunzea cambagei

Kunzea cambagei
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Kunzea cambagei, the Cambage kunzea, is a small native shrub of the myrtle family, growing to about 0.6 m, found only in a small area of New South Wales. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts and native plant collectors, and it suits cool, moist, well-drained conditions.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Acidic, sandy or loamy, well-drained soil; a native-plant mix.
Temperature
5–25 °C; protect from hard frost and heat above 35 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
EC. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Kunzea cambagei, commonly known as the Cambage kunzea is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It is a small shrub with egg-shaped leaves and clusters of cream-coloured to yellowish flowers near the end of the branches. It is only known from areas near Mount Werong in the Kanangra-Boyd National Park and Berrima.

Where it grows

The Cambage kunzea grows in moist heath mainly on the Central Tablelands of New South Wales.

Other Kunzea plants

Kunzea acicularis · Kunzea acuminata · Kunzea affinis · Sand Dune Kanuka · Tickbush · Kunzea aristulata · Kunzea axillaris · Kunzea badjaensis · Scarlet Kunzea · Kunzea bracteolata · Kunzea caduca · Kunzea calida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kunzea cambagei 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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