This shrub has a short woody stem and many spreading branches that form a spindly bushy habit. It has dark green heath-like leaves and the tiny tube-shaped flowers appear in a reddish tipped pendant bell-like cluster from late winter to spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Darwinia meeboldiiis naturally found in south-west Western Australia near Albany in the western region of the Stirling Ranges growing on the Esperance Plains, Avon Wheatbelt and in the Jarrah forest. It is regarded as a rare and threatened in its natural habitat, facing the risk of extinction in the wild.

It prefers a semi-shaded wind protected position and grows in well-drained peaty to sandy stony poor to moderately fertile soil that is tending acidic. It is drought and frost tolerant and regenerate from seed after fire but takes 4-5 at years to mature.

The Cranbrook Bell is grown for its pendent flowers and its low bushy habit. It is grown as a specimen in parks and gardens along borders or in large rockeries. It is also planted in botanical collections and may be used as a tub specimen when a young. It is suitable for coastal and inland regions and establishes in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. It prefers a Mediterranean climate and is difficult to cultivate in regions with a hot wet summer. ID 3308

Note:
This shrub may be difficult to obtain outside its native region requiring a specialist nursery.

Darwinia(dar-WIN-ee-uh) meeboldii(mee-BOLD-ee-eye)

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