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Kunzea sulphurea

Kunzea sulphurea is a compact shrub or small tree from southwestern Western Australia, known for yellow flowers in spring. It grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates dry spells once mature.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining, low-nutrient soil; avoid rich or heavy clay mixes.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost once established
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Kunzea sulphurea is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.

The erect and compact shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 3.5 metres (3 to 11 ft) but can reach as high as 6 metres (20 ft). It blooms between September and November producing yellow flowers.

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 sulphurea 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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