Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Melichrus urceolatus R.Br. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 539 (1810) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | leaves crowded, 10-25mm long, blue-green, narrowly lanceolate, sharply acute, corolla campanulate, ca. 1cm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Melichrus medius A.Cunn. Styphelia cunninghamii F.Muell. Styphelia urceolata (R.Br.) F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, VIC Victoria) |