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Kydra Westringia

Westringia kydrensis

Kydra Westringia
Photo: OEH, Threatened species website - Modificado y subido por Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Westringia kydrensis is a small, erect shrub from rocky granite or quartzite heathland in south-eastern New South Wales. It is a rare, localised species, best grown in a sunny, free-draining spot.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-drained soil; tolerates poor, rocky soils.
Temperature
Frost-hardy in cool to cold climates; protect young plants from severe frost and heat stress.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Westringia kydrensis, also known as the Kydra Westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

The species is found only in the South Eastern Highlands IBRA bioregion, in south-eastern New South Wales, in rocky areas of the Kydra Reefs region south-east of Cooma. It grows in heathland in granite or quartzite soils, in association with larger shrubs such as Allocasuarina nana and Banksia canei.

Other Westringia plants

Westringia acifolia · Loveable Westringia · Scabrous Westringi · Westringia blakeana · Greater Shortleaf Westringia · Westringia capitonia · Westringia cephalantha · Westringia cheelii · Whipstick Westringia · Snowy River Westringia · Shore Westringia · David's Westringia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Westringia kydrensis 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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