Chamelaucium axillare, commonly known as Esperance waxflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2to. It blooms between September and December producing white-pink-red flowers.
Often grown as an ornamental shrub it has scented evergreen foliage produces red buds and small white flowers. It can be grown as a light screen and used for cut flowers.[1]
Found along the south coast with a scattered distribution in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.
The species was originally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 Flora Australiensis.[2] [3] In 1882, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name to Darwinia axillaris in his Systematic Census of Australian Plants, but the name has not been accepted by other authorities.[4] [5]