Hypocalymma xanthopetalum
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Hypocalymma xanthopetalum, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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PLANT FACTS
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Common Name
Golden-flowered Myrtle
Description
The Golden-flowered Myrtle is a small, spreading shrub with small, oval leaves about 10mm long. It produces clusters of fragrant bright yellow flowers along the stems in late winter and spring. The 10mm flowers grow from the leaf axils. Hypocalymma xanthopetalum makes an attractive garden plant. The Hypocalymma genus contains about twenty nine species found only in Western Australia.
Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
1m - 1.5m
Habitat
Open forest and woodland
Propagation
Propagation can be carried out from seed and, based on experience with the related H.angustifolium, improved germination may be achieved using smoked water. Propagation from cuttings is the preferred method and cuttings strike readily from hardened, current season's growth.
Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters
Distribution
south-west of Western Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Hypocalymma | | Species: | xanthopetalum | | Common Name: | Golden-flowered Myrtle |
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