Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Richea gunnii Hook.f. |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves lanceolate, 2-4cm, curvate and tapered to acute apex, flowers in spicate panicle 3-10cm long, operculum ca. 4mm wide |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (Tasmania , Victoria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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