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Weddingbush

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

Weddingbush
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Weddingbush is a small, spreading native shrub from eastern Australia, grown for its fragrant, daisy-like white flowers in spring. It is easiest in a sunny, well-drained sandy spot, as it naturally grows in sandy heath and coastal open forest.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then sparingly; let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil; avoid heavy, waterlogged clay.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates mild frost once established.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Queensland to E. Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Ricinocarpos pinifolius, commonly known as wedding bush, is a shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has fragrant daisy-like flowers in spring.

Where it grows

The wedding bush is found in sandy soils in heath and open forests mostly in coastal locations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ricinocarpos pinifolius 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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