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Synaphea whicherensis

Synaphea whicherensis is a compact, tufted shrub from south-west Western Australia, growing 15 to 40 cm tall with yellow flowers in October and November. It is a rare wild species of the Proteaceae rather than a common garden plant, and it needs well-drained gravelly soils and seasonal winter wetness.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, but avoid drying out completely during dry spells in its first growing seasons.
Soil
Free-draining gravelly or sandy soil over laterite, with good drainage.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; tolerates cool winters and dry summers typical of south-west Western Australia.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Synaphea whicherensis is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

The compact and tufted shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.4 metres (0 to 1 ft) and blooms between October and November producing yellow flowers.

Other Synaphea plants

Synaphea acutiloba · Synaphea aephynsa · Synaphea bifurcata · Synaphea boyaginensis · Synaphea brachyceras · Synaphea canaliculata · Synaphea cervifolia · Synaphea constricta · Synaphea cuneata · Synaphea damopsis · Synaphea decorticans · Synaphea decumbens

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Synaphea whicherensis 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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