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Lawrencia densiflora

Lawrencia densiflora
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Lawrencia densiflora is a small perennial shrub or herb from Western Australia, belonging to the mallow family, and is not a commonly grown garden or houseplant. Its key to success in cultivation would be full sun and very good drainage in a dry, arid-style setting.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; allow the soil to dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, or limestone-based soil.
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Lawrencia densiflora is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Where it grows

It grows on limestone and sandy or clayey soils, and is found in dry watercourses, claypans, salty depressions and limestone ridges.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lawrencia densiflora 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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