Homoranthus flavescens
Homoranthus flavescens
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Homoranthus flavescens is a somewhat cold-hardy species, tolerating winter temperatures occasionally as low as about -7°c in Australia gardens, though it requires hot summers to ripen its wood and the plant would be unhappy in moist winter climates[1, PFAF]. In Australian gardens this species succeeds in most situations except very shady or very wet[1]. It grows best in a well-drained soil and a position in semi-shade[2]. Since most vegetative shoots are located at the ends of branches, the plant is unlikely to respond to severe pruning. Unless dieback occurs, pruning should not be necessary[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings of new wood in late spring or early sumer usually root in 4 - 8 weeks[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Homoranthus+flavescens>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Australian Native Plants. — Wrigley. J. W. and Fagg. M. · Collins. (Australia) · 1988 · ISBN 0-7322-0021-0 ↩︎A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project.
- [2]Growing Native Plants — Australian National Botanic Gardens · http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ ↩︎A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants.
- [3]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
- [4]Useful Wild Plants in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney · 1981 · ISBN 0-00-216441-8 ↩︎A very readable book.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎