Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
Genus species | Stylidium armeria (Labill.) Labill. |
Synonyms | Candollea armeria Labill. |
Stylidium armerium St.-Lag. | |
Stylidium melastachys R.Br. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves crowded, solid, flattened, linear, subdentate, grey-green, acute, flowers pentamerous in lax raceme, basal petal longer |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (Tasmania) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | STYLIDIACEAE
armeria pilosifolium R.J.Best & al., Muelleria 27(2): 174 (2009)
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