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Verticordia serrata is a spindly, openly branched shrub in the myrtle family, endemic to south-west Western Australia, with golden flowers that fade to grey. The sources describe it mainly as an ornamental native; the key is sandy, well-drained soil in a sunny, dry-summer climate.
Verticordia serrata is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spindly or openly branched shrub with hairy, egg-shaped leaves and flowers which are golden at first, then fade to a greyish colour.
All three varieties can be propagated from cuttings, but var. linearis is the easiest to strike. All are described as "ornamental" and "attractive" and also sometimes slow-growing, appear to be hardy when established.
This verticordia occurs in the south-west of Western Australia, each variety with a different range. The most widespread is var. serrata which occurs from near Perth, inland as far as Koonadgin and as far east in coastal areas as Ravensthorpe. All grow in sand, often with gravel, loam or clay in shrubland and woodland, often with other species of verticordia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Verticordia serrata 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.
