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Thryptomene Shrub: An Asset to Any Garden

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden, Shrubs 6 Comments

A close up view of the plant showing masses of pretty pale pink flowers.I am a big fan of plants that attract bees and butterflies to the garden but don’t require a lot of work! Therefore I have a few of these types of plants in my garden. I have talked about the diosma and California lilac before, so today I want to discuss our thryptomene shrub!

The thryptomene plant is native to Australia and it grows well in most climates apart from the very cold or very hot regions. It flowers in winter and spring and is great for attracting butterflies, bees, and other insects.

Thryptomene shrub covered in masses of pale pink flowers.I am not exactly sure when we planted our thryptomene saxicola but I think it was around 2010. It has now grown into a very pretty shrub with pale pink flowers in winter and spring. We have found that it copes very well with both wet and very dry conditions. Last spring and summer it survived very dry conditions with minimal water.

We have had quite a wet winter this year and it is covered in tiny pink flowers at the moment that the insects seem to love. A few weeks ago it was covered in butterflies. Now it seems to be the bees and hoverflies that are visiting this pretty plant!

Close up of pink thryptomene flowers where a hoverfly is visible.The thryptomene plant is also good as a cut flower; it lasts quite well in a vase. It looks pretty on its own or it is also great as a filler flower in larger arrangements.

I prune our thryptomene back each year after it has finished flowering just to maintain its shape. While they can grow to around 2 meters high by 1.5 meters wide, ours is about 1 meter high and 1 meter wide. They also like a full sun to part shade position. Our thryptomene gets full sun until the mid-afternoon and then it is shaded by a large gum tree to the west. As you can see our cat Maddy enjoys that position as well; she loves to lie on the bare ground in the sun!

Pretty thryptomene shrub covered in small pink flowers. A tabby cat can be seen lying in the sun in front of the plant.If you want a low care plant with pretty flowers that attract insects then I highly recommend the thryptomene!

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Comments

  1. Mike Anderson says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    Hello kaylene, flowers are the pride of each garden. Each garden is incomplete without flowers. This is a wonderful blog ever. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
  2. home and community care says

    March 10, 2017 at 5:34 am

    Haven’t seen one yet, but from looking to it on the photos… I can say that it could bring a better aura on your garden.

    Reply
  3. Lucy says

    April 4, 2017 at 3:38 am

    Looks amazing! it`s really nice idea. Thank you so much for sharing this post. Actually It flowers in winter and spring and is great for attracting butterflies, bees, and other insects. When I reading this article I am very impressed. I love this Thryptomene, if you want to know about it you can follow this article.

    Reply
    • Kaylene says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:18 pm

      Yes Lucy the Thryptomene does attract lots of bees, hoverflies, and butterflies plus it’s beautiful in late winter and spring!

      Reply
  4. Aaron C. says

    September 21, 2017 at 6:44 am

    Nice article! I haven’t come across this plant before, but I’m interested in being the first in my neighborhood with one! Thanks for writing!

    Reply
    • Kaylene says

      September 22, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      They’re a lovely shrub if you are able to get your hands on one Aaron!

      Reply

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