Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Trochocarpa thymifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. |
Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 660 (1824) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves alternate, entire, oblong, acute, russet, long petiole dully green, flowers small, in compact, pendent catkins, berry red-blue |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | rich pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Decaspora oxycoccoides A.Cunn. ex DC. Decaspora thymifolia R.Br. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |