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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Thymelaeaceae (Mezereums) |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Cream |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Pimelea humilis 'Small Fry' (Dwarf Rice-flower) - A dwarf shrub to 12-18 inches tall by 2 to 3 feet wide with slightly hairy elliptic gray-green leaves and compact 1 inch wide ball-shaped terminal clusters of creamy white flowers that cover the plant in spring to early summer. This plant comes from a wide range of southeastern Australia, from northeastern Tasmania north to New South Wales and west to the Mount Loft Ranges in South Australia. Plant in full sun to light shade. It is adaptable to different soil types so long as they drain and can survive with natural rainfall once established though looks better and flowers longer with occasional irrigation. Hardy to moderately cold temperatures and extended drought. Responds well to hard pruning to rejuvenate fresh growth which often suckers from the base. The Dwarf Rice Flower, also called Common River flower, is a neat and attractive small shrub with nectar that attracts butterflies to the garden. This plant is a Koala Blooms University of California Santa Cruz 2008 Plant Introduction.
Information displayed on this page about Pimelea humilis 'Small Fry' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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.
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