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Thryptomene saxicola
Rock Thryptomene
Origin: Coastal Southwestern to Southern Australia.
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Thryptomene |
| Species |
| saxicola |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 55 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedges, borders, screening, city and courtyard gardens, flowering hedge, informal gardens, cottages or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but very well-draining sandy, lime or clay soil that is neutral to alkaline. |
| Shape |
| Compact rounded to slightly pendulous. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| Coastal dry plains and hills. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Woody, slightly scaly bark. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Round inconspicuous flower buds. |
| Leaf Description |
| Short obovate leaves about 5 - 10 mm long that have a unique Myrtaceae smell when crushed. |
| Flower Description |
| Terminal inflorescences of cherry blossom-like blooms at the ends of flower stems. Blooms are tiny, measuring only up to 2 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green to medium green foliage, dull reddish-brown bark and rosy pink to white blooms and flower buds. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings. Seed can be accomplished but highly unreliable. |
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