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Philotheca freyciana

Philotheca freyciana
Photo: Cowirrie, CC0

Philotheca freyciana, the Freycinet waxflower, is a small erect shrub from the Citrus family, native to a tiny area of Tasmania. It is grown mainly by specialist native plant enthusiasts, and it needs free-draining conditions and full sun.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty mix; sometimes grown in rock-garden conditions.
Temperature
Cool to mild temperate conditions; protect from severe frost and prolonged heat.
How easy
Hard

About

Philotheca freyciana, commonly known as the Freycinet waxflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area of Tasmania. It is a small, erect shrub with intertwined, heart-shaped to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end at the base, and white, five-petalled flowers arranged singly in leaf axils.

Where it grows

This species of philotheca grows in cracks on granite rocks in dry, open scrubland and is only known from The Hazards in Freycinet National Park.

Other Philotheca plants

Philotheca pungens · Philotheca trachyphylla · Philotheca acrolopha · Narrow Leaf Wax Flower · Philotheca apiculata · Philotheca basistyla · Philotheca brevifolia · Philotheca brucei · Philotheca buxifolia · Philotheca ciliata · Philotheca citrina · Philotheca coateana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philotheca freyciana 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.

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