Plant in full to part sun (stays lower and is a denser cover in full sun) in a fairly well drained soil and water occasionally to infrequently - it is drought and seaside tolerant and hardy to about 18 degrees F. A great groundcover for mixing with other taller shrubs slopes or as a solid groundcover where it grows so thick it can smother weeds - particularly useful on slopes. Prune back lightly after flowering in summer to keep neat.

Myoporum parvifolium is a species that comes from southwestern New South Wales, central and western Victoria and eastern South Australia where it can often be found growing in clay soils, often in saline conditions. The name of the genus comes from the Greek words 'myo' meaning "to shut" and 'poros' meaning "closed pores" in reference to the appearance of the glands on the leaves. The specific epithet comes from the Latin words 'parvus' meaning "small" or "insignificant" and 'folius' meaning "leaf" in reference to the small leaves of the species. The common names used for the species in Australia include Creeping Boobialla, Creeping Myoporum and Dwarf Native Myrtle. Myoporum is closely related to Eremophila and both were long placed in the Myoporaceae, but this family has been absorbed into the Figwort family, the Scrophulariaceae and placed in the Myoporeae Tribe.Myoporum is closely related to Eremophila and both were long placed in the Myoporaceae, but this family has been absorbed into the Figwort family, the Scrophulariaceae and placed in the Myoporeae Tribe.

The typical form of this species has white flowers and has a more open growth habit. This tighter growing pink flowering plant came to us from the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum in 1993 and grew it right up to the time we closed the nursery in 2025. Some nurseries begun calling this variety by the name 'Dwarf Pink Form' but we continued to call it by the name it was first introduced under. We also grew the very nice white flowering fine leaf form of Myoporum parvifolium - for more information on this plant see 'Fine Leaf Form'.

In 2006 in southern California Myoporum laetum and Myoporum 'Pacificum' (AKA M. 'South Coast') came under attack by a newly describes thrips, Klambothrips myopori, that came from coastal Eastern Australia. While this pest plagued our crops of Myoporum laetum 'Carsonii', causing us and most other nurseries to stop producing it, this pest has not affected either of the Myoporum parvifolium cultivars we grow, nor did it affect Myoporum 'Putah Creek'. More information can also be found on our Myoporum Thrips Page. 

The information displayed on this page about Myoporum parvifolium 'Pink' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.