Detail
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Philotheca verrucosa
Fairy Wax Flower
Notes

Uses: Formerly Eriostemon verrucosus. Highly ornamental specimen, low screening or hedging shrub for wider verges, parks and reserves.
Highly fragrant and profuse flowering.
Bird and butterfly attracting.
Requires well-drained soils.
Available in a variety of flowering forms.

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


:SL: Southern Lofty

For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-4m
  • Spread 0.3-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Rutaceae
  • Botanical Name Philotheca verrucosa
  • Common Name Fairy Wax Flower
  • Origin SA, Vic, Tas
  • Habit Upright to sprawling, Arching
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White, Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Screen, Ornamental, Hedge, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)