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Myrtaceae
Feather Flower
Verticordia nitens
Transformation and beauty.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Verticordia
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Verticordia nitens is known as the 'summer verticordia' and produces masses of golden yellow flowers in spring.
- The feathery appearance of the flowers comes from the deeply fringed sepals that surround each tiny bloom.
- With over 100 species, Verticordia is the most species-rich genus in the Western Australian flora.
- The genus name means 'heart-turner' in Latin, reflecting the extraordinary beauty of the flowers.
- Many Verticordia species are threatened; habitat loss in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region is severe.
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