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Philotheca myoporoides – Wax Flower

Botanical Name: Philotheca myoporoides

Common Name: Wax Flower

Average Height (cm): 150

Average Width (cm): 100

Description:

A hardy shrub clusters of star-shaped, white to pinkish flowers, blooming profusely in spring, and slender, dark green leaves.

It’s a spectacular plant in flower, but quite unassuming for the rest of the year.

Garden Design Uses:

Its delicate flowers and aromatic foliage add charm to cottage gardens.

As a hardy and versatile plant it is ideal for tricky positions in your garden where you’re struggling with poor soil, moist spots, hard to reach spots that need low maintenance, seasonally dry gardens, and flowers in light shade.

Care:

Prefers well-drained soils under full sun to light shade. Requires moderate watering during establishment. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a neat shape, but it isn’t essential if you forget some years.

Growing Details

Climate: Arid, Cool/Alpine, Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical

Soil Type: Clay Loam, Loam, Poor Soil, Potting Mix, Sandy, Sandy Loam

Soil Moisture: Dry, Well Drained, Moist Moderate Drainage

Sunlight: Full Sun, Light Shade

Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost

Water Needs: Drought Tolerant

Flower Colour: White, Pink

Flowering Season: Spring

Foliage Colour: Dark Green

Garden Design Use: Suitable for Pots, Border, Feature, Cut Flower, Pollinator Gardens

Lifespan: Perennial - Long Lived

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