Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllodoce nipponica Makino |
Synonyms | Phyllodoce amabilis Stapf |
Phyllodoce tsugifolia Nakai | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | leaves thick, coriaceous, linear, 4-8mm, subserrate, obtuse, margins intensely revolute, flowers 2-6 in umbellate clusters, corolla tubular-campanulate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pinkish, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | compact shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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