Hypocalymma robustum

taxobox
name = Swan River Myrtle


image caption = "Hypocalymma robustum" in John Forrest National Park
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Hypocalymma"
species = "H. robustum"
binomial = "Hypocalymma robustum"
binomial_authority = (Endl.) Lindl.
synonyms =|

"Hypocalymma robustum" (Swan River Myrtle) is a species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia.FloraBase|name="Hypocalymma robustum" F.Muell. |id=5825] It usually grows up to between 0.4 and 1 metre in height. Pink flowers are produced between June and November (early winter to late spring) in its native range.

The species was initially given the name "Leptospermum robustum" without description, and later formally described by botanist John Lindley in "Edward's Botanical Register" in 1843.cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=HYPOCALYMMA+ROBUSTUM|title="Hypocalymma robustum" |accessdate=2008-10-10|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra]

Cultivation

Its attractive flowers and compact size make it a desirable garden plant. However, it does need a climate where the summers are dry.It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance.cite web|title="Hypocalymma robustum" |publisher=Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)|url=http://asgap.org.au/h-rob.html|accessdate=2008-10-10] Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.

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