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Micromyrtus hymenonema

Micromyrtus hymenonema is a small, low shrub in the myrtle family, native to inland Western Australia, where it grows on sand dunes among spinifex. It is a wild desert species with little horticultural history, so care is best inferred from its arid native habitat.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as in its native dry sandy habitat.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
C. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Micromyrtus hymenonema is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a shrub with overlapping, decussate linear leaves and pink flowers arranged singly in leaf axils with about 10 stamens in each flower.

Where it grows

This species of micromyrtus grows on sand dunes with spinifex in an area 750 km (470 mi) long north-east of Kalgoorlie in the Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert and Murchison bioregions of inland Western Australia.

Other Micromyrtus plants

Micromyrtus flava · Micromyrtus acuta · Micromyrtus albicans · Micromyrtus arenicola · Micromyrtus barbata · Micromyrtus blakelyi · Micromyrtus capricornia · Micromyrtus carinata · Micromyrtus chrysodema · Fringed Heath Myrtle · Micromyrtus clavata · Micromyrtus collina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micromyrtus hymenonema 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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