Verticordia pennigera — a medium houseplant
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Verticordia pennigera

Verticordia Pennigera

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Verticordia pennigera, commonly known as native tea, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a small erect or prostrate shrub with small leaves and lightly-scented spikes of pale pink to magenta-coloured flowers in spring.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Verticordia
Family
Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Native-tea
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Verticordia pennigera leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Verticordia pennigera flower
PLATE 02 · flower
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