Family | MYRTACEAE |
Genus species | Leptospermum rupestre Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 4: t. 308 (1841) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1600m |
Description | leaves elliptic to obovate, obtuse, 5-8mm long, dark green, flowers 12-15mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Leptospermum grandiflorum var. compactum Miq. Leptospermum scoparium var. microphyllum Schauer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |