Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Dracophyllum prostratum Kirk |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves 7-9mm long, narrowly to broadly subulate, obtuse, flowers solitary, 4mm across and long, cylindrical, lobes spreading |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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