This shrub is upright to scrambling with slender glabrous woody stems that form a rounded crown. It has small silvery green oblong leaves and the small pinkish white expanded tube-shaped flowers appear in clusters from spring to summer.   

Hardiness zones 9 to 10 

Pimelea spicata is naturally found in Australia growing in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales in scrubland. It prefers a well drained moderately fertile clay soils in an open sunny position and tolerates drought and light frost. 

The Spike Riceflower is grown for its flowers and its spreading habit. It is planted in small gardens as a specimen or in rockeries as a spill over. It is suitable for coastal or the adjoining tablelands and establishes in 2 to 3 years. It is also grown in containers and has a low water requirement once established. ID 2482

Note:
This plant is rare in its natural habitat and may be difficult to obtained, requiring a specialist nursery.

Pimelea (pi-ME-lay-a) spicata (SPEK-ta)

Thymelaeaceae (TY-mel-ee-AY-see-ee)
Daphne Family