| Dimensions: |
To 5m x 2m
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| Flower: |
White with a pink margin and a deep crimson eye, 10-15cm across, solitary in upper axils, epicalix seg. approx. 10, linear subulate.
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| Climate: |
Tolerates frost, tolerant of most soils with adequate drainage, tolerates full sun or light shade.
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| Fruit: |
Ovoid or oblong capsule, 5-celled, dehiscent.
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| Propagation: |
Seed, cutting.
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| Horticulture Use: |
Useful as a small flowering specimen tree in a native garden. Will tolerate harsh conditions so is useful in bushland regeneration.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Tip pruning is recommended, as it has a tendency to become sparse, tolerates hard pruning, water plentifully in summer, less in winter, provide a mulch.
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| Foliage: |
Lvs. varying from linear to lanceolate and elliptic to oblong, entire-lobed.
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