Come and see what's flowering in the Botanic Gardens.

These flowers make the tree look like it is filled with fairy lights.

You can find them on the Lepiderma sp. (Impulse Creek)

This undescribed species has been found only in rainforest near Impulse and Brandy Creeks in the Conway State Forest in the Whitsunday area.
 
Advanced plants of this small tree were donated to the MRBG for the Whitsunday Garden in 2002.  They are now 5-6m high and flowered for the first time in 2009. 

The tiny creamy white flowers occur in clusters along the branches, and are followed by showy orange-red, 3-seeded capsules.  Old capsules cling for a long time.  Beautiful flushes of pink new growth make this a very attractive garden plant.  

You can find these trees in the Whitsunday Gardens section ( No 29 on the Gardens Guide map).

Plants have been provided to the Australian National Botanic Gardens and SGAP Mackay Branch is promoting this plant by growing plants for sale to the community. Check our SGAP's Native Plant sale at the Farleigh Palm Fair at the Farleigh school on May 17th.

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