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Hymenanthera dentata Evergreen shrub (1 Page of 5) The Hymenanthera dentata plant species is found in Australia - New South Wales, Victoria. It is a member of the Violaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as H. banksii. F.Muell. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Hymenanthera dentata Family: Violaceae Author: DC. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 6 Mature Width: Habitat: River banks and on basalt and silurian soils to high elevations[154].
Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in a sunny position in most soils[182]. Prefers a moderately fertile well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in a sunny sheltered position[200].
Plants are frost-tender and so cannot be grown outdoors in Britain[1]. They tolerate temperatures down to at least -7°c in Australian gardens[157] though this cannot be translated directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers and longer, colder and wetter winters. An alpine form of this species does exist and this should be hardier than the type[157]. The very closely related H. angustifolia. DC., which is considered by some botanists to be no more than a variety of this species, is quite hardy at Kew and is said to tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c[200]. Even if the two plants are separate species, then H. angustifolia is likely to have the same uses as this plant[K].
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