Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Benth.
                
                
                    
Source:
wcs
                
                
                    
Year:
1865
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 180 (1865)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000937889
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Darwinia
- Thyme-leaved Bitter Bush
- Thymoides Darwinia
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Darwinia thymoides (also called Thyme-leaved Darwinia, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub that grows up to 1.5 meters in height. It is native to Australia and can be found in heathlands and woodlands. It has small pink bell-shaped flowers and thyme-like leaves.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Darwinia thymoides is an evergreen shrub that can be used as a hedge or screen. It has attractive foliage and small white flowers that attract birds and butterflies. The leaves can be used in salads and the flowers can be used to make tea.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Darwinia thymoides has white flowers with five petals and a yellow centre. The seed is small and round, and the seedlings are short and slender.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Darwinia thymoides is a small shrub that grows to a height of 1-2 m. It prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil. Propagate from seed or cuttings in spring or summer.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Darwinia thymoides
                        
                            Darwinia thymoides is native to Western Australia.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Darwinia genus
                        
                                                    
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Myrtaceae family
                        
                            Acca lanuginosa, 
Acca macrostema, 
Accara elegans, 
Actinodium cunninghamii, 
Agonis baxteri, 
Agonis flexuosa, 
Agonis grandiflora, 
Agonis theiformis, 
Agonis undulata, 
Agonis hypericifolia, 
Algrizea macrochlamys, 
Algrizea minor, 
Allosyncarpia ternata, 
Aluta appressa, 
Aluta aspera, 
Aluta maisonneuvei, 
Aluta quadrata, 
Aluta teres, 
Amomyrtella irregularis, 
Amomyrtella guilii, 
Amomyrtus luma, 
Amomyrtus meli, 
Angophora bakeri, 
Angophora clelandi, 
Angophora costata, 
Angophora crassifolia, 
Angophora dichromophloia, 
Angophora euryphylla, 
Angophora exul, 
Angophora floribunda, 
Angophora hispida, 
Angophora inopina, 
Angophora leiocarpa, 
Angophora melanoxylon, 
Angophora paludosa, 
Angophora robur, 
Angophora subvelutina, 
Angophora woodsiana, 
Angophora clelandii, 
Anticoryne diosmoides, 
Anticoryne ovalifolia, 
Anticoryne melanosperma, 
Archirhodomyrtus baladensis, 
Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, 
Archirhodomyrtus paitensis, 
Archirhodomyrtus turbinata, 
Archirhodomyrtus vieillardii, 
Arillastrum gummiferum, 
Astartea aspera, 
Astartea corniculata,