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Foliage:
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Aromatic, ovate leaves, 2-10mm long.
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Flower:
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Late spring, cream colour with a honey perfume. Spikes to 8cm long.
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Fruit:
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Woody capsules clustered along branches.
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Other features:
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Resistant to salt spray. Frost hardy. Paper bark.
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Natural distribution:
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Coastal south-west Western Australia.
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Soils:
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Most soils, especially alkaline.
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Natural vegetation:
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Coastal.
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Landcare use:
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Revegetation on coastal limestone. Screen/windbreak.
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Propagation:
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Seeds.
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Pests and diseases:
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Minimal.
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