This shrub has a variable habit from a spreading to upright with a rounded open textured crown. It has bright green needle-like leaves and the white to pink star-shaped flowers appear in clusters during from late winter to early summer with a persistent red calyx.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11 

Calytrix tetragona is found throughout Australia except in the dry desert areas and the monsoonal north of the Northern Territory. 

It grows on the coast and inland in heath and scrubland in full sun in well drained moderately fertile sandy soils and is drought and frost tolerant. 

Fringe Myrtle is grown for its rounded habit and starry white flowers. It is planted in small gardens rockeries or on roof gardens and tolerates a range of conditions from the coast to the mountains. This shrub establishes in 2 to 3 years and can be planted in patio pots or planter boxes, tolerating neglect. ID 1085

Calytrix (kal-LY-triks) tetragona (tet-ra-GON-uh)

Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family