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Verticordia helichrysantha
Coast Featherflower
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Verticordia |
| Species |
| helichrysantha |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 55 |
| Height |
| 20 cm - 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedges, screening, borders, cottage gardens, city and courtyard garden borders, coastal properties or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun in well-draining sandy soils with a high general mineral content. |
| Shape |
| Compact-sprawling. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Cupped fringed flowers. |
| Pests |
| Dieback caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. |
| Habitat |
| Coastal plains and cliffs. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth woody bark with many leaf/bud scales and leaf scars. |
| Leaf Description |
| Clustered, simple linear leaves that almost appear 'crowded' together. |
| Flower Description |
| Oval-petaled blooms around 7 cm in diameter. Petals have small tooth-like serrations giving the flowers their fringy look. Long protruding styles. |
| Colour Description |
| Bright green foliage, dull brown stems and branches and pale yellow to pastel light green flowers. Flowers may also emerge a gentle violet to magenta. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings. |
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