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Philotheca angustifolia
Narrow-leaf Wax-flower
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Uses: Suitable for parks, reserves, mixed roadside plantings, as a low informal hedge, screen, barrier or understorey shrub.
Formerly Eriostemon angustifolius
Attracts native butterflies. Requires well-drained soils.

  • Height 0.3-0.9m
  • Spread 0.3-0.7m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Rutaceae
  • Botanical Name Philotheca angustifolia
  • Common Name Narrow-leaf Wax-flower
  • Origin SA, Qld, NSW
  • Habit Dense, Compact
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Gravel, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White, Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Ornamental, Hedge, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region