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Illyarrie Eucalyptus erythrocorys
Also called Red-cap gum
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, flowering
- May, flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, not flowering
Small WA gum with bright red bud caps that pop off to show big yellow flowers.
A small, often multi-trunked tree from near Geraldton, with smooth white bark and long, sickle-shaped leaves. The square buds wear scarlet caps that fall away to reveal tufts of yellow stamens. Copes with limestone soils and coastal conditions.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Flowers
- Large clusters of yellow flowers from square buds with bright red caps.
- Leaves
- Long, glossy green, sickle-shaped leaves; smooth white to cream bark.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral and alkaline
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Coast
- Sheltered coastal gardens
- Climate
- Dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed
Planting
Full sun in well-drained soil. Best where summers are dry; in humid areas give it the sunniest, best-drained spot you have. Copes with limestone and alkaline soil.
Pruning
Little pruning needed. Remove crossing branches while young.
Care
No feeding needed. Water young trees through dry spells for the first two summers.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Natural range
- Limestone country near the coast north and south of Geraldton.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Eucalyptus erythrocorys on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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