Philotheca myoporoides ssp. myoporoides
Long-leaf Wax-flower
Dense blue-green shrub.
Additional information
- SynonymEriostemon myoporoides
- FamilyRutaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Size1.5-4 m x 1.5-4 m
- Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
- LeavesAromatic broad thick oblong-elliptic leaves dotted with oil glands, 40-150 mm x 10-35 mm, tip pointed or rounded with small point. Leaves dark green to blue-green, paler below.
- Flower colourWhite with pink tones
- Flowering timeJuly to October
- FlowersBunches of up to 13 starry flowers to 2 cm across, in leaf axils. Extended point on anthers.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained deep soils in moist to wet tall forests. Frost and snow tolerant. Semi shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useVery attractive shrub, more difficult to grow than the more commercially available forms. Will grow in full sun provided it doesn't dry out. Screen. Cut flowers.
- Commercially availableRarely. Non-local forms available
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites where it can be common. More common but scattered outside the Shire boundary.
- Related speciesThe large local form is often referred to as "Mountain Giant". Many subspecies of P. myoporoides are available. All others occur naturally outside the Shire boundary.
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