Agonis parviceps: is a member of the
Myrtaceae family in company with the Eucalypts, Callistemons and
Leptospermums. There are 11 species all native to the southwest corner of
Western Australia. Agonis flexuosa, the Willow Myrtle, is the most
widely cultivated species.
Agonis parviceps is a small to medium, many-branched shrub with
aromatic foliage and small flower heads. Each flower head contains a number of
small white, tea-tree like flowers. The flowering period extends from May to
December. Winter flowering natives are always welcome at Yallaroo because they
provide colour during the season of cold and frost. We have a number of
specimens growing at Yallaroo and they have proved to be hardy, frost tolerant
and free flowering. Stems of Agonis parviceps often find their way into
cut flower arrangements. The species name refers to the small heads of
flowers. Propagation is easy from cuttings.
Agonis parviceps is one of a number of small
Myrtaceae, which could be called filler plants. They are small enough to be
accommodated in any garden and may be use to fill gaps when other plants
mature.