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Myrtaceae
Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium uncinatum
Lasting love.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Chamelaucium
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Commonly known as Geraldton waxflower, it is one of Australia's most commercially important cut flowers, exported worldwide.
- The waxy petals give the flowers an extraordinarily long vase life, lasting up to three weeks after cutting.
- Chamelaucium leaves contain aromatic oils and release a pleasant scent when crushed, similar to lemon myrtle.
- The genus name may derive from the Greek 'chamai' (dwarf) and 'leukos' (white), though the etymology is debated.
- Wild populations grow in the scrubby bushland around Geraldton, Western Australia, which gets less than 18 inches of rain per year.
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endurance
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patience