Lomatia tinctoria

Botanical Name: Lomatia tinctoria
Common Name: guitarplant
Family: Proteaceae

Size: 1-2 m H, 1-1.5 m W
Leaves: 4-8 cm long, usually many-lobed and hairless.
Flowers: White to cream, pleasantly scented, in loose groups towards ends of branches.
Flowering Time: Summer
Fruit: Woody, guitar shaped follicle containing many winged seeds.

Habitat/distribution: Widespread and common often in poor soils.
Where to See: Most bushland communities.
Other notes: Requires some sun and moisture. Grown readily from seed and cuttings.