Lissanthe sapida
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| Lissanthe sapida | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Width: | 7' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lissanthe sapida
Propagation: Seed
Cultivation: This species is hardy to about -7°c in Australian gardens[1], though this cannot be translated to British gardens due to their cooler summers that often fail to fully ripen new wood and also their colder and wetter winters[K]. Plants require cool greenhouse treatment in Britain[2].
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Range: Australia - Victoria and New South Wales.
Habitat: Open forests, especially in gravelly ground[3].
Edibility: Fruit - raw. Pleasant to eat[4][3]. The red fruit is about 8mm in diameter[5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg. Australian Native Plants. Collins, 1988.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.
- ↑ Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.