Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Richea gunnii Hook.f. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 273 (1847) |
Native Range | Tasmania, Victoria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves lanceolate, 2-4cm, curvate and tapered to acute apex, flowers in spicate panicle 3-10cm long, operculum ca. 4mm wide |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Cystanthe gunnii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Dracophyllum gunnii (Hook.f.) S.Venter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |