Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Andromeda [1395]

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genus_en: Bog rosemary

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Family: Ericaceae

family_ja: ツツジ

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description_en: Genus of 2 species of low-growing, wiry-stemmed, evergreen shrubs, found in acid peat bogs in the arctic and cool-temperate regions of the N. hemisphere. The leaves are simple, alternate, and linear-lance-shaped to oblong; the small, urn-shaped flowers, produced in terminal umbels from spring to early summer, are white or pink. Grow with woodland plants in a peat bed; they are also suitable for a shady rock garden, or a damp border in acid soil.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Root softwood cuttings in early to midsummer; pot up suckers or rooted layers in autumn or spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ヒメシャクナゲ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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