Kunzea muelleri
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| Kunzea muelleri | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Kunzea muelleri
Propagation: Seed
Cultivation: Requires a sunny, well-drained position[1].
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This species is hardy to about -7°c in Australian gardens[1], though this cannot be transferred direct to British gardens due to our cooler summers that often fail to fully ripen the wood, plus our longer, wetter, colder winters[K]. Plants require cool greenhouse treatment in Britain[2]. They succeed outdoors on the Isles of Scilly.
Range: Australia - New South Wales and Victoria.
Habitat: Heaths, especially in wet areas near bogs, at elevations up to the alpine zone.
Edibility: A tea substitute[3].
Medicinal: Tonic[3].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg. Australian Native Plants. Collins, 1988.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.