Botanical Name
Hypocalymma xanthopetalum
Common Name
Yellow Myrtle
Description
Yellow Myrtle is a delightful compact native shrub renowned for its masses of golden yellow flowers and neat upright habit that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This attractive Western Australian species produces abundant small golden yellow flowers massed along the stems from mid-winter to mid-spring, providing valuable color during cooler months and excellent cut flower material. The small, sessile oblong leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage that maintains compact, upright growth habits. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade positions with low phosphorus fertilizer requirements. Perfect for borders, cut flower gardens, and areas where compact native shrubs with reliable winter flowering create structured landscape displays.
Plant Category
Medium Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 1-2 meters, Spread: 1-1.5 meters
Hypocalymma xanthopetalum is endemic to southwestern Western Australia, thriving in well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in Mediterranean-type climates.
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