Scientific Name: Baeckea frutescens (was Baeckea stenophylla)

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  • Common Name:
    Weeping Baeckea, Weeping Coast Myrtle.
  • Derivation:
    Baeckea: named for Dr. Abraham Baeck, Linnaeus' best friend
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White solitary
  • Fruit:
    Capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath wallum woodland eucalypt forest. Open sunny low shrub community. Also grows in forest communities.
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, TAFE Girraween Marcus Dunes Noosa River NP BHNR, Stratford Park, NNS,
Identification Notes

Ends of branches often weeping. Frequently subjected to fire. New growth emerges from below ground level.

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Soft addition to mixed hedge or screen.||