Monday 15 February 2016

Phyllodoce empetriformis


  • Common Name - pink mountain heather
  • Botanical Name - Phyllodoce empetriformis
  • Family - Ericaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - exfoliating 
  • Leaf - needle like, linear shape, rounded apex, truncate base, entire margin
  • Flower - flowers clustered, showy, pink, campanulate corolla, April - May
  • Fruit - drupe, red, July - August
  • Habit - mounded
  • Form - round
  • Size - 0.2 - 0.5 m
  • Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained soil
  • Use - ground cover, mass planting, native planting

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