Key Benefits
 | Small shrub to 6' |
| Yellow flowers |
| Small mallee habit |
Problem Solving Features
| Excellent species for low moisture areas |
| Small size suited for containers |
| Low maintenance |
| Likes sun |
| No fertilizer needed |
| Does well in sandy soils |
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Eucalyptus pimpiniana Pimpin mallee |
SUBGENUS SYMPHYOMYRTUS Section Dumaria Series Dissonae |
Description: This is a very slow growing specimen, however, it flowers heavily when young. It has large, thick yellow-green or gray-green leaves, bright yellow flowers on a mallee habit. It is native to West and South Australia, usually found in shrubland or sand dunes. It is considered as a rare species. The flowers are usually yellow, in groups of 11. In South Australia, it is found along the Nullarbor Plain and northwards to Maralinga. This is a shrubby type species, very attractive in flower and suited to well-drained soils with rainfall averages less than 600 mm (24") annually.
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 9 |
| Type | Small shrub to 6', lignotuber |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Placement | Sun |
| Culture | Moderate moisture |
| Native | West Australia, South Australia |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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