This small shrub has many slender arching and spreading woody stems that form a compact rounded habit. It has small rounded blue-green leaves and the waxy white star-shaped flowers appear during spring.

Hardiness zones 8 to 9

Philotheca verrucosais naturally found in Australia from South Australia to Victoria and Tasmania growing in coastal regions in stony, sandy well drained moderately fertile soils.

It prefers an open sunny position and tolerates drought, light frost and salt spray.

The Bendigo Wax Flower is grown for its flowers and compact habit. It is planted in rockeries, planter boxes or in patio pots and in roof gardens. It established in 2 to 3 years and may be mass planted as a ground cover or used around car parks as a low border in coastal regions.ID 2212

Philotheca(fil-o-THEE-kah) verrucosa(ver-roo-KO-sa)

Rutaceae (roo-TAY-see-ee)
Rue and Citrus Family