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Australian Plants on Postage Stamps |
Date of issue: 13 February 2007
Designer: Lynette Traynor
Australia Post Design Studio
Printer: SEP Sprint & Pemara
Plant: Phebalium whitei
Family: Rutaceae
Granite Belt Phebalium
Erect shrub to 50 cm. Leaves are oblong, dark green, to 6 cm. Flowers are golden yellow and occur in spring. Largest individual flowers of any Phebalium sp. Distribution: Qld.
Propagation From cuttings.
Cultivation Very difficult to maintain and slow growing. Outstanding shrub.
Conservation Status Vulnerable
