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Small crowea Crowea exalata

Also called Waxflower

When it flowers

Crowea exalata, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia.
Crowea exalata, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia.. Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Photographed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne (Melbourne, Australia) in December
Photographed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne (Melbourne, Australia) in December. Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photographed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne (Melbourne, Australia) in December
Photographed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne (Melbourne, Australia) in December. Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Small shrub with pink star flowers from late summer into autumn.

A neat, compact plant that flowers when many others have finished. Good under taller shrubs.

In the garden

  • Pots and containers
  • Rockery
  • Under trees
Flowers
Pink five-petalled star flowers.
Leaves
Narrow, aromatic leaves.
Attracts
Pollinating insects

Growing conditions

Climate
Temperate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Sandy and loam
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Moderate frost
Water
Some dry spells

Planting and care

Grown from
Cuttings

Where it comes from

Native to
New South Wales and Victoria

Where to buy

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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