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Lechenaultia brevifolia

Lechenaultia brevifolia is a small tufted subshrub from inland south-western Western Australia, grown mainly by enthusiasts of Australian native plants. It is grown in cool, dry, free-draining conditions in full sun.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid overwatering.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, low in nutrients.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry summers and cool winters; protect from prolonged frost and waterlogging.
How easy
Hard

About

Lechenaultia brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland south-western Western Australia. It is a tufted, sparsely-branched subshrub with crowded, narrow, fleshy leaves and white and blue, tube-shaped flowers.

Where it grows

Lechenaultia brevifolia grows in low heath and scrub between Southern Cross and the Cape Arid National Park in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert and Mallee biogeographic regions of inland, south-western Western Australia.

Other Lechenaultia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lechenaultia brevifolia 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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