Lasiopetalum baueri

Botanical Name: Lasiopetalum baueri
Common Name:  Slender velvetbush
Family: Sterculiacea

Size:  Ht0.3 – 1.5m W0.5 – 1.5
Leaves: Linear and narrow up to 7cm long, with prominent center vein; dark green upper surface and light, hairy under surface
Flowers: Drooping clusters of white or pink sepals with green or red centre comprising stamens and minute petals.
Flowering Time: spring
Fruit:a capsule

Habitat/distribution: Coastal plain, locally common in the north and northeast. Also, SA, Vic, NSW

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Other notes: Requires well drained soil; white flowers face downwards