Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Agapetes [2160]

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Family: Ericaceae

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description_en: Genus of about 95 species of spreading to erect or scandent shrubs, sometimes epiphytic in the wild, found in scrub and forest from warm-temperate regions of E. Asia to the western Pacific, including Australia. The evergreen, occasionally briefly deciduous leaves are simple, usually entire, and leathery, and are borne in opposite pairs. They are cultivated mainly for their solitary or clustered, pendent flowers, which are tubular, or bell- or urn-shaped, with 5 short petal lobes. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse; in frost-free areas, grow in a border or against a wall or arbour.

hardiness_en: Frost tender, although A. serpens and A. ‘Ludgvan Cross’ will survive temperatures to 0°C (32°F).

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propagation_en: Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer, or layer in spring.

pests_en: Scale insects may be a problem.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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