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Styphelia insularis

Leucopogon insularis

Styphelia insularis
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY 4.0

Styphelia insularis is a rigid, scrubby shrub from south-west Western Australia, growing to about 2 m with white tube-shaped flowers. It is best grown in sandy, free-draining soil in a sunny, open spot, as it is native to coastal sandplains.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow the soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or acidic soil.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; frost tolerance is limited, so protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Styphelia insularis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, scrubby shrub with many branches, linear or oblong leaves and tube-shaped, white flowers.

Where it grows

This styphelia grows in near-coastal areas of the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Other Styphelia plants

Styphelia foliosa · Styphelia humifusa · Styphelia pallida · Astroloma · Coleanthera · Styphelia allittii · Styphelia brevicuspis · Styphelia breviflora · Styphelia conchifolia · Styphelia concinna · Styphelia conferta · Styphelia conostephioides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Styphelia insularis 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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