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Petrophile macrostachya

Petrophile macrostachya
Photo: MainlandQuokka, CC BY-SA 3.0

Petrophile macrostachya is a compact, erect shrub from southwestern Western Australia, grown for its spiky foliage and cylindrical yellow to cream flower heads. It needs well-drained, sandy, low-nutrient soil and full sun.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; avoid waterlogging and let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy, low-nutrient soil; avoid rich or heavily fertilised mixes.
Temperature
Suited to mild to warm temperate conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Petrophile macrostachya is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with prickly, pinnate or lobed leaves, and oblong or cylindrical heads of glabrous yellow to cream-coloured flowers.

Where it grows

Petrophile macrostachya grows in heath, shrubland and woodland from the Kalbarri National Park to near Gingin in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.

Other Petrophile plants

Petrophile acicularis · Petrophile aculeata · Petrophile anceps · Petrophile antecedens · Petrophile arcuata · Petrophile aspera · Petrophile axillaris · Granite Petrophile · Petrophile biternata · Petrophile brevifolia · Conesticks · Petrophile carduacea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Petrophile macrostachya 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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