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Lechenaultia aphylla

Lechenaultia aphylla is a leafless-looking, low spreading herb or subshrub from arid inland Australia, grown mainly for its yellow tubular flowers. It is a desert species, so the key to growing it is sharp drainage and full sun.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings; it tolerates drought.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, low in organic matter.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions; protect from frost and prolonged cold wet below about 5 °C.
How easy
Hard

About

Lechenaultia aphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to arid parts of inland Australia. It is a glabrous herb or subshrub with spreading branches, almost no leaves, and yellow, tube-shaped flowers.

Where it grows

This leschenaultia has been recorded between sand dunes and on flats in open shrubland and is only known from a few locations near Yellabine north of Ceduna in South Australia and in the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia.

Other Lechenaultia plants

Lechenaultia acutiloba · Blue Leschenaultia · Lechenaultia brevifolia · Lechenaultia chlorantha · Lechenaultia floribunda · Red Leschenaultia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lechenaultia aphylla 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.

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