Details of Genus: Thryptomene
ID: 2725
Genus ja:
Genus en: Heath myrtle
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted:
Family: Myrtaceae
Family ja: フトモモ
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Description en: Genus of 25 species of upright to spreading, evergreen shrubs, found on rocky slopes and heathland in Australia, and grown for their flowers and foliage. The wiry stems bear small, simple, oblong or obovate to inversely lance-shaped leaves in opposite pairs, and produce an abundance of saucer-shaped flowers, each with 5 petals and 5 tepals, from winter to summer. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse. In milder climates, grow heath myrtles in a shrub border.
Hardiness en: Frost tender.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Surface-sow seed at 13°C (55°F) in spring. Insert semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
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Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:42
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show |