Calytrix microcoma

Turkey Bush

Myrtaceae

Form and Size: An open, spreading, bushy shrub, 1-4m high.

 Distribution: Northern areas of Qld., N.T. and WA.; often on poor soils and disturbed areas and as an under storey plant in open woodlands.

 Leaves: Scale-like, 3-sided, densely packed and overlapping, dark green, 0.2cm x 0.1cm.

 Bark: Grey, rough, flaky.

Flowers: Deep pink to mauve, star-like, clustered toward the ends of branches, about 2.5cm diameter, calyx tube about 1-1.5cm long.

Flowering Period: April to October. 

 Fruit: A small nut in the calyx tube. 

 Cultivation/Notes: Propagate from seed or cuttings. Has not proved easy to grow in cultivation. Found in the wild on disturbed areas and poor, eroded soils, often in pure stands. Perhaps we try to treat it too well!