Shape | Clumping and spreading. |
Landscape | In flower beds, cut flowers, in warm dry city and courtyard gardens, as a potted patio or indoor plant or as a specimen. |
Propagation | Seed and cuttings. |
Cultivation | Grow in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining sandy, limestone or clay rich soils with a basic to neutral pH. |
Pests | None known. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Dry coastal shores and dry plains. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth flower stems. |
Leaf Description | Pinnate, glaborous leaves 1 - 6 cm in length that grow low along flower stems. |
Flower Description | Terminal solitary blooms 6 - 8 cm in diameter with whorls of many lanceolate pointed petals. |
Colour Description | Medium to bright green stems and leaves. Bracts vary from rosy pink to deep purple and even varying shades of white with golden yellow to black pistils. |
Texture Description | Smooth. |