Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Leionema bilobum (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson |
Bibliography | Nuytsia 12: 271 (1998) |
Native Range | Tasmania, sw. Victoria |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves very aromatic, 10-25mm, narrowly oblong, apex bilobate, sharply dentate, flowers 6-10mm across, in small clusters |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | pinkish, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriostemon hillebrandii F.Muell. Eriostemon hillebrandii var. brevifolius F.Muell. Eriostemon hillebrandii var. longifolius F.Muell. Phebalium bilobum Lindl. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |