Description
Verticordia venusta is a species of Verticordia, a genus within the family Myrtaceae, which are noted for their exquisite flowers. The flowers of this plant are a pinkish or darker maroon. These shrubs are erect and spreading, attaining a height and width of between 0.3 and 2 metres. They do not possess a lignotuber, having one main stem that is openly branched.
The plumose flowers appear successively along a spike like arrangement, becoming deeper maroon in colour. As the flowers age, turning silvery and pinkish, they become scented.
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