This small shrub has reddish woody stems that form a compact rounded habit. It has small needle-like dark green leaves that are arranged densely along the stems and the tiny flowers have pendulous bell-shaped red bracts that appear during spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11 

Darwinia oxylepis is naturally found in Australia growing on the Stirling Ranges in Western Australia in heath in sandy to clay loams that are moderately fertile in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant. 

This plant is grown for its flowers and is planted in small gardens or parks as a specimen. It is also used in rockeries or containers and plants that are grafted on to Darwinia citriodora are more successful in humid coastal positions. It is suitable for coastal or mountainous regions establishing in 2 to 3 years. ID 2352

Darwinia (dar-WIN-ee-uh) oxylepis (ox-e-LEP-s)

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