Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllodoce tsugifolia Nakai |
Bibliography | Trees Shrubs Japan [T.Nakai & G.Koidzumi]: 24 (1922) |
Native Range | n. & c. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves linear, obtuse, to 12mm long, entire, margins revolute, flowers in cluster, floral peduncles glandular, corolla ovate-tubular, sepals ovate, acute, glabrous |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Phyllodoce nipponica ssp. tsugifolia (Nakai) Toyok. Phyllodoce nipponica var. tsugifolia (Nakai) Osborn Phyllodoce tsugifolia var. oblongo-ovata Tatew. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |