| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Richea scoparia Hook.f. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves narrowly lanceolate, with broad, openly vaginate base, straight and spreading, with scabrous margins and acute apex, flowers in spicate panicle, 4-12cm long |
| Size | 40-300cm |
| Color | orange, pink, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Territory |
Australasia
Australia (Tasmania) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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