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Lechenaultia magnifica

Lechenaultia magnifica
Photo: Jean and Fred, CC BY 2.0

Lechenaultia magnifica is an erect, perennial herb or subshrub from south-western Western Australia, growing to about 60 cm with pink to purple flowers. It is a native of open woodland and is seldom grown, so care advice comes mainly from general knowledge of Lechenaultia.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; it dislikes wet roots.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix with low fertility.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Lechenaultia magnifica, commonly known as magnificent leschenaultia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, perennial herb or subshrub with crowded, linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves, and pink to mauve or purple flowers.

Where it grows

Magnificent lechenaultia is only known from the Bindoon area in south-western Western Australia where it grows in open woodland.

Other Lechenaultia plants

Lechenaultia acutiloba · Lechenaultia aphylla · Blue Leschenaultia · Lechenaultia brevifolia · Lechenaultia chlorantha · Lechenaultia divaricata · Lechenaultia expansa · Lechenaultia filiformis · Lechenaultia floribunda · Red Leschenaultia · Lechenaultia galactites · Lechenaultia heteromera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lechenaultia magnifica 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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