Chamelaucium, Bicolored Waxflower, Shrub 'My Sweet Sixteen'

Per San Marcos Growers:
"Chamelaucium 'My Sweet Sixteen' (Bicolored Waxflower) - This evergreen shrub to 5-6 feet tall by as wide ...Read Moreor wider has light green needle-like foliage that densely clothes the stems. In early to mid spring (March-May) appear the dense clusters of small to medium-sized single white wax flowers that mature rapidly to red-purple, giving the bloom a bi-colored look. Best in full sun, it appreciates good drainage. It is drought tolerant and hardy to about 25 degrees F. It responds well to pruning and is very nice for flower arrangements. This plant is from the cross of Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Snowflake' (seed parent) with Chamelaucium axillare (pollen parent) by Brian Jack at Western Flora, Coorow, Western Australia in 1993. The cross resulted in 5 embryos that were rescued and germinated in vitro. 'My Sweet Sixteen' was selected from the resulting plants for its stability, uniform habit, rich green leaves, flower density and flower color and flowering time. This plant was first sold in Australia in Aug 1998."

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