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{{short description|Australian native plant cultivar}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Thryptomene'' 'F.C. Payne'}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = ''Thryptomene'' 'F.C. Payne'
| image = Thryptomene_'F.C._Payne'.jpg
| image_caption = 
| species = ''[[Biology:Thryptomene saxicola|Thryptomene saxicola]]'' 
| cultivar = 'F.C. Payne'
| origin = Selected by  F.C. Payne, South Australia
}}

'''''Thryptomene'' 'F.C. Payne'''', commonly known as '''Payne's thryptomene''', is an Australian native plant [[Biology:Cultivar|cultivar]] that is widely grown in Australia. It is a selected form of ''[[Biology:Thryptomene saxicola|Thryptomene saxicola]]'', a species from Western Australia.<ref name=Spencer>{{cite book|author=Spencer, Roger|title=Horticultural Flora of South Eastern Australia|publisher=UNSW Press|year=2002}}</ref>

==Description==
''Thryptomene'' 'F.C. Payne' is an open, evergreen shrub with a slightly weeping habit, growing to 1 metre high. It produces masses of long-stalked small pale pink flowers starting in winter and continuing through spring that are attractive to various insects including butterflies.<ref name=Lord>{{cite book|author=Lord, Ernest and J.H. Willis|title=Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens|edition=5|publisher=Lothian Publishing|year=1982|ISBN=0-85091-027-7}}</ref><ref name=Burke/> The aromatic leaves are small, about 6 or 7&nbsp;mm long, and narrow towards the stem.<ref name=Lord/><ref name=Burke/>

==Origin==
In his ''Handbook of trees and shrubs for the Southern Hemisphere'' published in 1959, Richmond E. Harrison noted that the cultivar ''Thryptomene paynei'', then newly introduced to New Zealand  was "raised by FC Payne of Adelaide".<ref name=Harrison>{{cite book|author=Harrison, Richmond E.|title=Handbook of trees and shrubs for the Southern Hemisphere|publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location=Wellington|year=1959|page=319}}</ref> F.C. Payne was the owner of "The Sanctuary" plant nursery in Athelstone, South Australia on the  outskirts of Adelaide who promoted the use of Australian native plants in local gardens.<ref name="Aniśko">{{cite book|author=Aniśko, Thomas|title=Plant exploration for Longwood Gardens|publisher=Timberline Press|year=2006|page=129|isbn=978-0-88192-738-2}}</ref>

By 1967 the cultivar had become a "garden favorite" in Australia and was featured in a gardening guide for native plants in ''The Australian Women's Weekly''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51771330 |title=THE GARDENER'S GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly |date=4 October 1967 |accessdate=4 May 2011 |page=43 Section: The Gardener's Guide To Australian Native Plants |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The cultivar has variously been referred to as  var. ''paynei'', 'Paynei', 'Paynes', 'Payne's Hybrid' and 'Payne's Selection' <ref name=Burke/><ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Thryptomene+saxicola|title=''Thryptomene saxicola'' |accessdate=4 May 2011 |work= [[Biology:Australian Plant Name Index|Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref>

==Cultivation==
Plants may be grown as a low informal hedge or for cut flowers. They are adaptable to most situations, but prefer well drained soil in a sunny or partly shaded position.<ref name=Lord/><ref name=Burke/> The cultivar is widely available in most parts of Australia through plant nurseries. It requires propagation through cuttings to be true to the parent plant.<ref name=Burke>{{cite book|author=Burke, Don|title=The complete Burke's backyard: the ultimate book of fact sheets|publisher=Murdoch Books|year=2005|isbn=1-74045-739-0}}</ref>

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[[Category:Thryptomene|F.C. Payne]]

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