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Darwinia oxylepis
Gillam's Bell, Mountain Bells
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Darwinia |
| Species |
| oxylepis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ornamental use. |
| Cultivation |
| Partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Small, dense and upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Rocky gullies. |
| Leaf Description |
| Linear, 10 mm long with margins that curve inward (recurved). |
| Flower Description |
| Cluster of small, enclosed flowers within bracts that appear bell-shaped and are up to 30 mm long. Found at the end of branches. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are deep red in colour while the bracts are green. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed, cuttings and grafting. |
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