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Thryptomene stenophylla

Thryptomene stenophylla
Photo: Tatters ❀ from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0

Thryptomene stenophylla is a spreading, low shrub from Western Australia that bears pink-purple flowers in winter. It grows best in full sun, sharp drainage and mild conditions, and is sometimes cultivated in mild-climate gardens.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil, ideally with some lime, as it grows over limestone in the wild.
Temperature
Mild conditions suit it; protect from hard frost, roughly below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Thryptomene stenophylla is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.

The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres (1 to 4 ft). It blooms between June and August producing pink-purple flowers.

Other Thryptomene plants

Hook Leaf Thryptomene · Thryptomene baeckeacea · Thryptomene biseriata · Thryptomene caduca · Thryptomene calcicola · Grampians Thryptomene · Thryptomene costata · Thryptomene cuspidata · Thryptomene dampieri · Thryptomene decussata · Thryptomene denticulata · Thryptomene duplicata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thryptomene stenophylla 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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