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ROCK THRYPTOMENE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Rock Thryptomene
Description
Rock Thryptomene is a dense shrub with weeping branches that grows to about a metre tall. The leaves are small and oval, growing to about 1 cm in length, and scented when crushed. It produces profuse clusters of small open-petalled white or pink flowers over a period of several months mainly in winter and spring. this plant is popular in cultivation and is used in cut flower arrangements. Payne's Thryptomene is a selected form of T. saxicola.
Habitat
found in open woodland and hill slopes
Distribution
found along southern coast region of Western Australia from about Margaret River to Esperance
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread: 1m - 1.5m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Thryptomene | | Species: | saxicola | | Common Name: | Rock Thryptomene |
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