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Leionema oldfieldii is a small, compact shrub up to about 1 m tall, native to mountain areas of western and southern Tasmania, grown for its shiny leaves and pale pink to white flowers. It is a cool-climate plant best suited to a sheltered garden with good drainage.
Leionema oldfieldii is a small shrub that is endemic to mountainous locations in Tasmania, Australia. It has dark green leaves, compact pale pink to white flowers from November to January.
Leionema oldfieldii grows in mountainous areas of the south and west coasts of Tasmania.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leionema oldfieldii 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.
