ERIOSTEMON myoporoides

Long-leaf Waxflower, Philotheca

ERIOSTEMON myoporoides

Long-leaf Waxflower, Philotheca

  • Maintenance advice : Will tolerate pruning after flowering. Water frequently and spray the leaves in summer when planted in pots and regularly, without excess, the rest of the year. Add some anti-clorosis in the water if the leaves turn yellow.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : East Australia ; discovered in 1824.
  • Use group : Mild Climate plants
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : Yes
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : bushy
  • Colour of leaves : Blue green
  • Colour of flowers : White
  • Soil type : Dry soil
  • Uses : Border
Calendar :
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Free online
Quote Faster, easier
Tag Labels An added service
for professionals
This weeks 'must' Find out more

Read detailed description :

The flowering appears between winter and spring, with a lovely Orange Blossom scent. The waxy and numerous flowers are pale pink, then white. Bunched in cymes with lovely erect, furry and orange tipped stamens. The dark green leaves are ellyptic and slender, aromatic and evergreen. Naturally forming a rounded shrub, it can be easily pruned to a desired shape. In cold climates, plant in pots, perfuming the winter season, in verandas or any other cool room. Plant in flowerbeds, rock gardens, hedges, borders or isolated in warmer climates. Resistant to drought when mature. Grows in any type of well drained and non-chalky soil, with added compost. Avoid phosphate-charged fertilizer.