KURREN 'CAMPHOR MYRTLE (Babingtonia camphorosmae) seeds
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Babingtonia camphorosmae, commonly known as camphor myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia, occuring from Eneabba to Albany.
A low spreading shrub to 50 centimetres tall. The white to pink flowers are produced from July to February.
Can be used successfully as a ground-cover or rockery garden plant. Prefers a heavy soil in a protected warm sunny position, drought resistant but frost tender.
Bush medicine: After being prepared in the appropriate manner, the leaves were used to treat skin conditions, headaches and upset stomachs. The flowers, leaves and stems were used to treat skin conditions.
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Notes: This species was previously known as Baeckea camphorosmae.