Darwinia collina

Description

The yellow mountain bell is a small,compact,erect shrub up to about . metres ( ft) high.Its leaves are about 0 millimetres (0. in) long, millimetres (0. in) wide and minutely toothed.Bell-shaped,flower-like inflorescences appear from March to April and from August to November.These are clusters of drooping,nectar-rich flowers with white petals surrounded by larger yellow to lime-green,petal-like bracts.There may be one to many flowers in each inflorescence.The styles are up to 0 millimetres (0. in) long and sometimes protrude slightly beyond the bracts.Both the leaves and bracts of Darwinia collina are more rounded than those of any other Darwinia species.The bell shape of the inflorescence is likely to protect the flowers from rain.