Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Sprengelia incarnata Sm. |
Synonyms | Poiretia cucullata Cav. |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | lowland-subalpine |
Description | leaves imbricate, 7-14mm, ovate, sharply acute, flowers stellate in terminal, pyramidal panicle |
Size | 15-100cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | 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 (New South Wales , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria ) New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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