The Genus name Hybanthus means humped or pouched which refers to the shape of the petal. Unlike the common Hybanthus calycinus which grows perhaps 40 cm tall at most, this is a shrub over a metre in height covered in flowers which remind you of H. calycinus.

W.A. Wild Flower Society tour 2007, Scott Rd 14th September 2007

Added on 11th April 2009, updated 7th April 2010