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Philotheca myoporoides subsp. brevipedunculata

Philotheca myoporoides subsp. brevipedunculata
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au

Philotheca myoporoides subsp. brevipedunculata is a shrub in the citrus family, native to coastal and escarpment areas of south-eastern New South Wales, with white or pink flowers in spring and autumn. It is a Philotheca (wax flower) subspecies grown mainly as a garden or native plant in mild climates, and it needs good drainage and a sunny spot.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
10–28 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Philotheca myoporoides subsp. brevipedunculata is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a shrub with oblong or egg-shaped leaves and white or pink flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to three in leaf axils.

Where it grows

This subspecies grows from coastal to escarpment ranges from Sassafras to the Moruya district in south-eastern New South Wales.

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 myoporoides subsp. brevipedunculata 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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