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Conospermum triplinervium
Tree Smokebush
Origin: Western Australia.
| Family |
| Proteaceae |
| Genus |
| Conospermum |
| Species |
| triplinervium |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 3 - 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ornamental use, screen, hedge and windbreak. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained soil with acid, neutral and alkaline pH. Prefers sandy, loamy, sandy loam and clay loam soils. Drought resistant. |
| Shape |
| Open and mound-shaped. |
| Habitat |
| White, grey or yellow sand and laterite. It may also be found on sand plains occasionally in winter-wet depressions. |
| Leaf Description |
| Glabrous alternate leaves that are 30 - 140 mm long and 3 - 20 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Hairy and arranged singly. |
| Fruit Description |
| Nut and ranges in size from 2.3 - 2.7 mm. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green. The flowers are whitish-grey. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
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