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Pericalymma spongiocaule is a shrub in the myrtle family, native to south-western Western Australia, growing to about 1.6 m with white to pink flowers from October to January. It is found beside permanent water in sandy, peaty soils over gravel, so it needs consistently moist conditions.
Pericalymma spongiocaule is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The erect typically grows to a height of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft). It blooms between October and January producing white-pink flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pericalymma spongiocaule 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.
