General Description:

Drummondita is a small genus of 10 species, all of which occur naturally in the south-west of Western Australia. They are usually small shrubs to about a metre high. 

Drummondita hassellii is a small, erect shrub usually up to 1 metre high but occasionally taller.  The leaves are linear to narrowly oblong up to 10 mm long, semi-terete in cross-section and with pointed tips. They are usually glabrous (smooth, hairless) and are crowded around the tubular flowers which are terminal at the ends of short branchlets.  The yellow or red flowers are about 20 mm long and have five petals which are connate (fused together).  The style extends beyond the floral tube and is tipped with a red stigma. Flowering occurs primarily from winter to early summer.

D.hassellii is probably the best known member of this genus in cultivation but even it is uncommon in gardens.  The unusual, well displayed flowers would make it an interesting feature or container plant. It would require conditions similar to those for growing the related boronias – a sunny or partly shaded location in well drained soils. It is best suited to Mediterranean climates (cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers), typical of its natural range in southwestern Australia.

Propagation from cuttings of firm, current seasons growth should be successful but may be slow to strike.  Seed, if available, can be expected to be difficult to germinate.