Darwinia peduncularis

Family: Myrtaceae
Distribution:  Open forest on sandstone in a small area in the central coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales.
Common Name: No generally accepted common name
Conservation Status: Not currently listed as threatened under the EPBC Act*. Regarded as vulnerable – possible classification 3VC under the ROTAP * system
Derivation of Name: Darwinia; after Dr Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin.
peduncularis; From Latin, pedunculus, a small stalk, referring to the flower stalk

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General Description:

Darwinia is a genus of about 70 species which are found only in Australia. The majority are found in the south of Western Australia.

Darwinia peduncularis is a spreading shrub up to about 1.5 metres high. It has flattened leaves about 12 mm long. The small flowers are 10 to 12 mm long and occur in pairs, white aging to red as they age.  The individual flowers have a curved, protruding style about 1 cm long.

D.pedunculatus is not often seen in cultivation but should adapt to well drained, sandy soils with some protection from direct summer sun.

Seed of Darwinia species, generally, is not easy to germinate. Most species can, however, be grown fairly easily from cuttings of firm, current season’s growth.

* EPBC Act = Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;
ROTAP = Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (Briggs and Leigh, 1988)
For further information refer the Australian Plants at Risk page

 

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Darwinia peduncularis
Photo: Brian Walters

 

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