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Scholtzia ciliata

Scholtzia ciliata is a small Western Australian shrub in the myrtle family, growing 0.4 to 1.5 m tall with pink-white flowers from August to December. It is a native species from sandy or clay soils on low hills, so it suits free-draining, sunny sites.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to a dry climate.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil; tolerates clay if drainage is good.
Temperature
Suited to a mild subtropical to Mediterranean climate; frost tolerance is uncertain, so protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Scholtzia ciliata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.

The erect to spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 1.5 metres (1.3 to 4.9 ft). It blooms between August and December producing pink-white flowers.

Other Scholtzia plants

Scholtzia capitata · Scholtzia drummondii · Scholtzia eatoniana · Spiked Scholtzia · Scholtzia laxiflora · Scholtzia leptantha · Spiked Scholtzia · Pink Scholtzia · Scholtzia parviflora · Scholtzia spatulata · Scholtzia teretifolia · Scholtzia uberiflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scholtzia ciliata 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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