Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Richea continentis B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 163: t. 9632 (1941) |
Native Range | Victoria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves ovate to triangular, 2-4cm, shortly acerose-acute, entire, inflorescence spicate, 5-15cm long, flowers carnose, 5-8mm long |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Dracophyllum continentis (B.L.Burtt) S.Venter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (VIC Victoria) |