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Myrtaceae
Kimberley Heath
Calytrix exstipulata
Wilderness beauty.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Calytrix
- Native to
- Northern Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The Kimberley Heath covers rocky hillsides in northern Australia with spectacular carpets of pink and purple during the dry season.
- Its star-shaped flowers have long, thread-like calyx lobes that persist after petals fall, giving the bush a feathery appearance.
- Aboriginal Australians used the aromatic leaves in smoking ceremonies and as a traditional insect repellent.
- The plant thrives in some of the poorest, most rocky soils in Australia where few other flowering plants can survive.
- It is increasingly popular in native Australian gardens for its drought tolerance and profuse flowering display.
Color meanings
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wild beauty
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resilience
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freedom