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Thymelaeaceae
Queen-of-the-bush
Pimelea linifolia
Also known as Night jessamine, Day jessamine, Cestrum, Banksia linifolia
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Australian Native · Shrub · White Flowers · Thymelaeaceae · Coastal Plant · Wildlife Garden · Ornamental Shrub · Pimelea · Woodland Garden · Evergreen
Queen-of-the-bush is an attractive Australian native shrub that produces delicate white to pink flowers and thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic soils with partial shade. It prefers a sheltered position away from harsh afternoon sun and benefits from light pruning after flowering to maintain a tidy shape. This plant is best suited to gardens that can mimic its native coastal and woodland conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings; drought-sensitive once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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