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Taxandria fragrans

Taxandria fragrans is a small shrub, up to about 2 metres tall, native to the south west of Western Australia, where it grows in wet swamps, riverbanks and valleys. It does best with consistently moist, peaty or sandy soil and a sunny to lightly shaded spot.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in its natural wet habitat, and do not let it dry out.
Soil
Peaty, sandy or loamy soil that stays moist and well drained.
Temperature
Mild subtropical conditions suit it; protect from frost, roughly below 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Taxandria fragrans is a shrub species that is endemic to an area in south western Western Australia.

The shrub grows to a maximum height of approximately 2 metres (7 ft). It blooms from February to May producing white flowers. It is often found in wet areas such as swamps, rivers and valleys in coastal areas along the South West region of Western Australia where it grows in peaty sandy or loamy soils over laterite.

Other Taxandria plants

Taxandria angustifolia · Taxandria callistachys · Taxandria floribunda · Taxandria inundata · Warren River Cedar · Taxandria linearifolia · Taxandria marginata · Taxandria parviceps · Taxandria spathulata · Taxandria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taxandria fragrans 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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