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Pink Bells

Tetratheca ciliata

Pink Bells
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pink Bells is a small Australian shrub, up to about 1 m tall, with deep lilac-pink flowers in spring. It is grown for its flowers and tolerates dry conditions once established.

Family
Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarp family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Mild to warm climates; tolerates light frost once established, protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Tetratheca ciliata, commonly known as pink bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to southern Australia.

It is a small shrub which may grow up to 100 cm high. Deep lilac pink flowers appear between October and November in the species' native range.

Other Tetratheca plants

Tetratheca affinis · Tetratheca aphylla · Mountain Pink Bells · Tetratheca confertifolia · Tetratheca decora · Tetratheca deltoidea · Tetratheca efoliata · Tetratheca ericifolia · Tetratheca erubescens · Tetratheca exasperata · Tetratheca fasciculata · Tetratheca filiformis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetratheca 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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