Detail
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Pimelea microcephala
Mallee Rice Flower
Notes

Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast as a background plant in wider verges, nature strips and streetscapes or grouped as an informal hedge or barrier. Suitable for parks, reserves, wider roadside plantings. Pruning will promote dense foliage and masses of flowers.
Requires well-drained soils. Attracts nectar eating birds and insects.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre  
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Thymelaeaceae
  • Botanical Name Pimelea microcephala
  • Common Name Mallee Rice Flower
  • Origin SA, NSW, WA, NT
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Rock, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Purple
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Tubular
  • Purpose Ornamental, Hedge, Habitat
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)