Eutaxia myrtifolia 

Location & distribution maps

Common name:         Egg and Bacon Plant

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are attached via 4 to 5 mm long glabrous pedicels

• The flowers are yellow and orange to red in colour and appear from May to July to January or February

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• The flat, evergreen and glabrous phylloclades or leaves are arranged oppositely with a length of 10 to 2.5 mm and a width of 2 to 5 mm and have a flat of recurved margin

• Stipules can be absent or present and persisting to older leaves

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• The plant can have a scrambling prostrate habit and can grow to a height and width of about 2 m or a spindly broom like appearance with terete and glabrous stems

Habitat:   

• Mossy areas, along watercourses, in swampy areas and among rocky outcrops growing in peaty sand or sandy clay loam soils over granite or quartzite

Distribution:                  

• It is found along the south west and south coast from Busselton in the north west to around Esperance in the south east

Additional notes:     

• Cultivation

  • The species has a reputation as a reliable shrub in cultivation where it has usually been known by the names of Dillwynia obovata or Eutaxia obovata

  • It is well suited to being grown in rockeries, containers, or other situations providing good drainage

  • It is resistant to mild frosts and can be grown in coastal areas, with some protection. Pruning after flowering promotes more compact growth

  • Cultivated plants usually range between 0.75 and 1 m high, and slightly less in width

  • Plants may be propagated from cuttings or scarified seed

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutaxia_myrtifolia (2023)