Tropicals > Sarcostemma > Sarcostemma viminale > Sarcostemma viminale subsp. australe
Sarcostemma viminale
ssp. australe
Origin: Western Australia.
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Sarcostemma |
| Species |
| viminale |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Subspecies |
| australe |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -3.9 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 |
| Height |
| 0.3 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An evergreen shrub. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-draining red lateritic, sandy, sandstone-rich or limestone-rich soils. |
| Shape |
| Erect, tangled, sprawling. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Dry slopes and rocky hills. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Narrow, smooth, fleshy speckled succulent bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Very long, slightly narrow, slightly pinnate, semi-matte leaves with a dull serration. |
| Flower Description |
| Tall, erect, comb-like flowers with very small hairy petals fused to the core. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green leaves with pale green venation, medium green succulent stems and bark. Tan flowers with a crimson apex/crown. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division. |
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