Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Sprengelia distichophylla (Rodway) W.M.Curtis |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves amplexicaule, very small, flowers campanulate, ca. 5mm across, solitary, terminal |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
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
|