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Newcastelia cephalantha

Newcastelia cephalantha
Photo: Kevin Thiele[1], CC BY 2.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Newcastelia cephalantha is a species of plant belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae, and native to several Australian states: Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory

How to grow it

Take the tips from the current season's growth from actively growing plants. Transport wrapped in wet newspaper in a sealed plastic bag, and preferably refrigerated. Trim cuttings to 5–10 cm in length and dip in rooting hormone. Use intermittent mist and bottom heat. However, the strike rate is poor.

Where it grows

In the Northern Territory it is found in the IBRA regions of Burt Plain, Central Ranges, Channel Country, Davenport Murchison Ranges, Finke,

Other Newcastelia plants

Newcastelia interrupta · Newcastelia roseoazurea · Newcastelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Newcastelia cephalantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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