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Uromyrtus lamingtonensis is a rare Australian shrub or small tree from the subtropical rainforest margins of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales, valued for its pink flowers. It is not a common cultivated plant, so care guidance is based on general myrtle family and subtropical rainforest margin habits.
Uromyrtus lamingtonensis is a rare Australian shrub growing around the state border of New South Wales and Queensland. Like the Peach Myrtle, it has attractive pink flowers.
It differs from other Australian members of the genus by the somewhat rounded leaf base. Also the leaf tip has either a sharp firm point, or a sharp flexible tip. The petals are relatively long.
A restricted range in high rainfall areas around Lamington National Park and Limpinwood Nature Reserve. Occurring on dry rainforest or on steep rocky slopes, with soils derived from basalt. At altitudes ranging from 720 to 940 metres above sea level.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Uromyrtus lamingtonensis 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.
