Botanical Name: Common Names:
Chamelaucium hybrida Marshmallow Delight Waxflower,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
A rounded shrub with waxy flowers growing to approximately 2m high and 1.5m wide. From late Winter to early Spring, lovely pink, white and purple wax flowers with a green centre open upon a backdrop of fresh, green, fine foliage.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Plant in sunny or partly shaded position in well drained soil. Tolerates coastal conditions and hot, dry winds. Water well until established.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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