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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Pimelea humilis 
Common Name:Common Rice-flower  , dwarf riceflower 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
10-30 cm x 0.3-1 m
Foliage:Densely hairy new growth. Pairs of grey-green elliptic leaves 6-16 mm x 1-9 mm.
Flowers:Terminal flowerheads of many flowers, base of dense fragrant creamy-white flowers hairless, densely hairy above, surrounded by 4-6 bracts, hairy on inside, yellow base, green above. Flowers bisexual or female. September-January,
General
Comments:
Erect to spreading herb. Dainty little plant for small gardens, rockeries and borders. Establishes under trees and shrubs. Container plant. Responds to heavy pruning. Frost tolerant. Nectar for butterflies
Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. iNaturalist 
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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