Styphelia adscendens
| Styphelia adscendens | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Styphelia adscendens
Propagation: Seed - probably best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. The seed can be very slow to germinate. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out in early summer.
Cuttings can be taken though it is usually hard to find sufficient material[1].
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it might succeed outdoors in the mildest parts of this country.
Requires a peaty sandy soil and very careful watering[2]. Succeeds in poor soils[3].
Range: Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Habitat: Sandy soils[4].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[5][4][3]. Sweet and tasty[3].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Focus on Plants Volume 5. Thompson and Morgan, 1991.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Low, Tim. Wild Food Plants of Australia. Angus and Robertson, 1989.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.