Astartea Fascicularis, False Baeckea

 An easy-to-grow Western Australian native medium shrub of the tea tree family. It has a neat and fresh appearance throughout the year and flowers during most months except those of extreme heat or cold. Inhabit it may be upright or spreading with an open framework of slender tapering branches. The plant can reach a height of 1 m with a spread of 1.5 m at 3 years old. The flowers are 1 cm across with five rounded white or pale pink petals, often tinged with a deeper pink at the base, and a green eye. All are arranged to face upwards along the stems in dainty sprays. Flowering is profuse in spring and autumn.