Plant in dappled shade, but will also do well in full sun in coastal gardens. It tolerates frost and extended dry periods and appreciates well-drained soils, especially if regularly irrigated. This plant is great for cut flowers and cut foliage and responds well to being lightly pruned or sheared back hard.

Philotheca myoporoides is native to south-eastern Australia in the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The name for the genus comes from the Latin words 'philos' meaning "loving" and 'theke' meaning a covering or box in reference to the seed capsule. The specific epithet refers to the resemblance to plants in the unrelated genus Myoporum. This species was first formally described in 1824 in the genus Eriostemon as Eriostemon myoporoides but in 1998 it and many other Eriostemon species were moved into their own genus, Philotheca.

This plant is a 2003 UCSC Koala Blooms Australian Native Plant Introduction and we grew it from that year until 2011. It differs from the popular cultivar Philotheca myoporoides 'Profusion' that we also grow in that it has longer stems of flowers and so is more useful for flowers arrangements. 

The information displayed on this page about Philotheca myoporoides 'Galaxy' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.