Australian Native Plants

  Guichenotia ledifolia


Guichenotia ledifolia photo
Guichenotia ledifolia, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Guichenotia ledifolia in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Description
Guichenotia ledifolia is a spreading shrub with clusters of purple, mauve or pink bell shaped or lantern shaped flowers in winter and spring (July - October).

Habitat
Coastal limestone, sandplains, rocky clay

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread: 1m - 1.5m

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Guichenotia
Species:ledifolia