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Spiked Scholtzia

Scholtzia obovata

Spiked Scholtzia
Photo: George Baker, CC BY 4.0

Spiked Scholtzia is a small Western Australian shrub from the myrtle family, found on sandy coastal soils. It is rarely grown outside its native range and needs well-drained, sandy, sunny conditions.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Suited to warm, dry subtropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Scholtzia obovata is a species of subshrub or shrub in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. The shrub is found along the west coast in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Carnarvon where it grows in sandy soils.

Where it grows

The species is native to the coast of the Gascoyne region in Western Australia. It is found between Shark Bay and Carnarvon where it grows in sandy soils.

Other Scholtzia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scholtzia obovata 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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