Philotheca nodiflora - blue wax flower
This pretty little native is an unusual kind of Philotheca if you are familiar with the bushy, shrubby, eriosemon types. It's dainty, small, fine-leaved, more like its cousin boronia, with starry flowers in watercolour shades of lavender-blue at the end of every stem.
It loves dry sunny summers and a mediterranean climate, perfect for southern states, hinterlands, and outback gardens.
buterfly images: Jean & Fred cropped to size.
Philotheca nodiflora – blue wax flower
APPEARANCE : West coast native, small open shrub with long slender rosemary-like leaves that release a citrus smell when crushed (like tea trees and waxflowers). Starry five-petalled flowers appear at the end of the stems in winter-spring, in shades of pale purple through to light blue. Used to be called Eriostemon nodiflorus
USE FOR : Cottage gardens, native and wildlife gardens, pots and containers, as a precious shot of blue in the flowerbed.
PLANTING : Plant in moist free-draining neutral to acid soil in a sunny spot. Mulch after planting to retain moisture and regulate soil temperatures as the young plant establishes. Tolerates frost and drought once established. Doesn't like humidity - you can grow this in a humid climate but it will not be as long lived.
CARE : A prune after flowering will help give the plant shape and bushiness, and encourage more flowering stems. Follow with an application of a native slow release fertiliser.
HEIGHT & WIDTH : 80 cm H x 80 cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
What is tubestock?
| Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA |
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| In Stock | in 8-12 weeks |
