Philotheca myoporoides (formerly Eriostemon myoporoides)
Long Leaved Wax Flower
Philotheca myoporoides is a hardy, Southeast Australia native mound-forming shrub.It bears clusters of small, flat,star-shaped, fragrant, 5-petalled white flowers, and dark green waxy foliage, the leaves are narrow and around 8 cm. long. The flowers appear in groups of 2 or 3, and open from pink buds.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Long Leaved Wax Flower
Latin name
Philotheca myoporoides (formerly Eriostemon myoporoides)
type
Shrub
family
Rutaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.20 M
2.00 M
Philotheca myoporoides (formerly Eriostemon myoporoides)
Philotheca myoporoides is a hardy, Southeast Australia native mound-forming shrub.It bears clusters of small, flat,star-shaped, fragrant, 5-petalled white flowers, and dark green waxy foliage, the leaves are narrow and around 8 cm. long. The flowers appear in groups of 2 or 3, and open from pink buds.
Flowering
From Mid Winter TO Early Spring
The flat, starry, citrus-scented flowers appear in Winter and Spring
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in fertile, moist, free-draining soil in a sunny, sheltered site. Water in well, and keep the soil moist - watering twice a week if there is no rainfall, or if the plant is in a container indoors - until the plant is established
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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