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Leionema lachnaeoides

Leionema lachnaeoides is a tall shrub from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, with aromatic leaves and yellow flowers from winter to late spring. It is a rare, wild species of rocky heath, so it is seldom grown and cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during dry spells until established, then rely on the natural rainfall of its mountain habitat.
Soil
Free-draining, acidic to neutral sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
5–25 °C; tolerates cool mountain winters and cold but should be protected from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales (C. Tablelands)
Climate
subtropical

About

Leionema lachnaeoides, is a tall shrub with aromatic leaves and yellow flowers from winter to late spring. It is restricted to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

Where it grows

Leionema lachnaeoides grows on rocky outcrops, among heath and scrubland west of Katoomba in the Blue Mountain and from Shipley Plateau, Blackheath.

Other Leionema plants

Forest Phebalium · Notched Phebalium · Leionema carruthersii · Leionema ceratogynum · Leionema coxii · Toothed Phebalium · Leionema diosmeum · Tall Phebalium · Leionema ellipticum · Kangaroo Island Phebalium · Moogerah Phebalium · Hillebrands Waxflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leionema lachnaeoides 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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