Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllachne rubra (Hook.f.) Cheeseman |
Bibliography | Man. N. Zeal. Fl.: 391 (1906) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 4-5mm long, narrowly oblong to linear, flowers 5mm across, shortly tubular, drying dark red, lobes 5-7, subunequal, obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Helophyllum rubrum Hook.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |