Alyogyne 'West Coast Gem'

Scientific Name: Alyogyne huegellii 'West Coast Gem'

Author: (Endl.) Fryxell

Family: Malvaceae

Location

Widespread from the Lofty Range in South Australia, to south-western Western Australia, in arid to semi-arid regions. 

Our plants are looking beautiful in the 'Room with a View' installation at the base of the Connections Garden and in Bed 103 in the 'Big Idea Garden' if you’d like to come and visit.

The flowers can be yellow, white, lilac, pink, mauve or deep purple and each last 1-2 days providing a constant array of new blooms.

This deep purple selection produces spectacular silken-petalled flowers from early spring to late autumn, but can also spot flower in winter. It is a medium sized, spreading shrub which prefers a protected full sun position and well-drained soils, is drought hardy and can tolerate light frosts. Tip prune from a young age to promote a dense habit and a strong root system. If you don’t have these garden conditions, then it also performs well in a pot on a patio.