Isopogon dawsonii
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| Isopogon dawsonii F.Muell. ex R.T.Baker |
Isopogon dawsonii or Nepean Cone Bush is an erect shrub that is endemic to the ranges west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
In occurs naturally on sandstone in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest.
Its height usually ranges between 1 and 3 metres and it has greyish-cream sessile (stalkless) flowers that appear in late winter to spring. Rounded "drumsticks" containing the seeds appear later, formed from the old flower parts.
The leaves are narrow and divided and are 8 to 12cm long. They are hoary at first, becoming glabrescent later, and are carried on reddish-brown branchlets.
[edit] Cultivation
Seldom cultivated, Isopogon dawsonii is fairly easy to grow on a neutral to acidic sandy soil or sandy loam with plenty of sun or dappled shade. It is being considered as a grafting stock for Western Australian members of Isopogon.
It can be seen in public gardens such as Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve in the Blue Mountains and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
