Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Leucopogon virgatus R.Br. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 543 (1810) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 8-15mm long, lanceolate, acute, margins revolute and ciliate, flowers ca. 8mm across, in short, compact, terminal and axillary spikes |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Choristemon humilis H.B.Will. Leucopogon virgatus var. brevifolius Benth. Styphelia virgata Labill. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |