Chamelaucium uncinatum purple pride aka Geraldton wax. Endemic to Western Australia, its almost mandatory to have a geraldton wax in the garden somewhere, they are so gorgeous when grown & in full bloom, beautiful flowers for the vase & so hardy once established.
Chamelaucium unicinatum |
There he is looking a little forlorn but natives are fast growers & this time next year it will be at least double this size. In this picture also I have an Alogyne, Acacia, Conostylis, Hebe & Luecadendron. Front western corner next to footpath.
Mum was a little reluctant to part with this pretty Leptospermum scorparian, Ashburton wax aka New Zealand tea tree, but it grows to 2m in height & they have no room left in their garden, so lucky me!
The tea tree is also planted in the front garden, but closer to the house. I wanted to get them in quickly as we are expecting some rain tomorrow, hopefully it will go east as well.
Bec,
ReplyDeleteI am taken with the Chamelaucium unicinatum, having never had the opportunity to see one. I am enjoying watching your garden unfold and am being introduced to so many wonderful plants. – G