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Philotheca acrolopha is a small shrub from one granite hill in northern Queensland, grown mainly by specialist collectors rather than widely. It needs good drainage and a sunny, sheltered spot.
Philotheca acrolopha is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is only known from a small area in Queensland. It is a shrub with crowded, wedge-shaped leaves and cream-coloured to pale pink flowers.
This philotheca grows in heath on a granite hill and is only known from the type location.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philotheca acrolopha 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.
