ON THIS PLANT
Thryptomene saxicola, commonly known as rock thryptomene, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with small oval or egg-shaped leaves and pale pink flowers arranged in leaf axils. It is hardy plant, common in cultivation, sometimes as "Payne's hybrid" or Thryptomene paynei.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Thryptomene
- Family
- Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Rock thryptomene
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