Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Epacris glacialis (F.Muell.) M.Gray |
Bibliography | Contr. Herb. Austral. 26: 5 (1976) |
Native Range | se. New South Wales to Victoria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves ovate-rhombic, to 4mm long, thick, flowers about 4mm long and 10mm in diam. |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Epacris heteronema var. glacialis F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, VIC Victoria) |