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Pileanthus vernicosus is a slender, upright Western Australian shrub in the myrtle family, reaching about 1 metre, with red flowers from September to November. It is a native of sandy coastal heath and is rarely grown outside its home region, so care is drawn mainly from its Mediterranean-type native habitat.
Pileanthus vernicosus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The upright and slender shrub typically grows to a height of 1 metre (3.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing red flowers. The woody shrub has prominent oil glands and lives between 5 and 10 years. The twiggy branchlets are covered in small hardy evergreen leaves.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pileanthus vernicosus 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.
