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Diplolaena grandiflora

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Description:

"Diplolaena grandiflora grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres high and has an erect habit. In a period between late autumn and spring, it produces showy, upright or pendant flowers . These have a cluster of red stamens in the centre, surrounded by pinkish-red bracts. The leaves are ovate and are up to 5 cm in length and are dark green on the top and downy on the undersides.[2]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplolaena_grandiflora

Habitat:

"Diplolaena grandiflora occurs on limestone outcrops and ridges in an area between Geraldton and North West Cape.[2]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplolaena_grandiflora

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