Darwinia leiostyla is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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It has an erect habit, growing to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high..The pendent, bell shaped flowers are produced between May and January. These may be pink, red or white. The leaves are linear, about 1 cm long and crowded along the branchlets.

It occurs in the Stirling Range

Stirling Range

The Stirling Range or Koikyennuruff is a range of mountains and hills in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 337 km south-east of Perth. It is located at approximately and is over 60 km wide from west to east, stretching from the highway between Mount Barker and Cranbrook...

 and Middle Mount Barren on rocky sites, along streamlines and on slopes within gullies and ranges.

Cultivation

The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant

Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

. It requires a warm, dry situation and tip pruning to maintain its shape. It is suitable for container growing or rock gardens.