Common name
Erect or Gaunt Rice-flower
Position
Full and partial sun
Flower shape and colour
White to pale yellow in large heads
Form
Low shrub to 1 metre high.
Suitability for landscaping
No information.
Propagation
From cuttings.
Cultivation
Good drainage essential, often short lived in cultivation. Found mostly in light sandy soils in open woodland, mallee or sandhills.
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Pimelea stricta | Erect Riceflower. Provides information about the spread of the species of Pimelea stricta shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Pimelea stricta (Thymelaeaceae) | Gaunt Riceflower. Provides information about the distribution, plant characteristics, as well as seed collection and viability.
- Government of Victoria 2022, Pimelea stricta | Gaunt Rice-flower. Provides information on this species.