Botanical Name
Phebalium woombye Pink form
Common Name
Pink Woombye Phebalium
Description
Pink Woombye Phebalium is a charming native shrub renowned for its starry musk-stick-pink flowers and distinctive silver-backed foliage that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This lovely little-known species produces masses of small starry pink flowers from late autumn to winter, with intermittent blooming through the year in warm climates, attracting native bees while providing valuable winter color. The neat rosemary-like leaves are backed in silver, creating attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage with excellent ornamental appeal. Hardy once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade positions with good adaptability. Perfect for cottage gardens, winter displays, and areas where charming native shrubs with reliable pink flowering create delightful landscape features.
Plant Category
Medium Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 2 meters, Spread: 1.5 meters
Phebalium woombye naturally occurs along the east coast of northern NSW and southern Queensland, thriving in well-drained soils with good drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in temperate to subtropical climates.
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