Family | MYRTACEAE |
Genus species | Rinzia orientalis Rye |
Bibliography | Nuytsia 28: 88 (2017) |
Native Range | se. Australia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets thin, densely covered with 1-4mm long, ovate leaves, flowers 5-7mm, pentamerous, with dark centre |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Baeckea crassifolia Lindl. Baeckea crassifolia var. pentamera J.M.Black |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, VIC Victoria) |