| Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
| Genus species | Shortia galacifolia Torr. & A.Gray |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 200-700m |
| Description | leaves crowded, orbiculate to cordate, dentate, veined, adaxially dark shiny green, in winter redden, flowers solitary, broadly tubular, petals 5-6, margins crenate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (Georgia , North Carolina , South Carolina) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | DIAPENSIACEAE
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