Shape | Upright, erect and column-shaped. |
Landscape | Hedge, screen and windbreak. |
Propagation | Softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings and hardwood cuttings. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Dry, well-drained soils with a pH of neutral and alkaline. Prefers sandy, loamy and sandy loam soils. Drought resistant. Tolerates light frost. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Bark/Stem Description | Single vertical branch or few branches that can reach 2.5 m in height. The branches are covered in hairs. |
Leaf Description | Crowded and overlapping, arranged spirally. 13 - 24 mm long and 5 - 12 mm wide and elliptic to egg-shaped with small, fine teeth along the edges. |
Flower Description | Borne singly in leaf axils on a stalk thats 2 - 3 mm long. 5 triangular sepals that are 2 - 4 mm long. The petals are 20 - 25 mm long and joined at the lower end to form a tube. Petal lobes are pointed and the lowest lobe is curved backwards. |
Fruit Description | Dry, oval-shaped fruit that is 6 - 7 mm long. |
Colour Description | The foliage is greyish-green. The branches have white hairs. The sepals are greens. The flower bus are orange but when open become a bright pink to reddish-purple. |