Botanical Name
Crowea exalata ‘Dark Pink’
Common Name
Small Crowea
Description
Small Crowea ‘Dark Pink’ is a delightful compact native shrub renowned for its profuse dark pink star-shaped flowers and neat growth habit that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This attractive cultivar produces masses of small, five-petaled dark pink flowers that bloom almost year-round, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing continuous color. The small, narrow leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage that maintains dense, compact growth habits perfect for small spaces. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and partial shade to filtered light positions with protection from harsh afternoon sun. Perfect for containers, borders, and areas where compact native shrubs with reliable flowering create charming landscape displays.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 50cm-1 meter, Spread: 50cm-1 meter
Crowea exalata naturally occurs in eastern Australia, thriving in well-drained soils with good drainage and partial shade to filtered light exposure in temperate to subtropical climates with moderate moisture requirements.
Kuranga respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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