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Elliottia racemosa
Also called Southern Plume, Summer Plume
Georgia plume is a rare shrub or small tree in the heather family, native only to a few scattered sites in eastern and southern Georgia. It grows best in sandy, well-drained soil with acidic conditions and is listed as threatened in the wild.
Elliottia racemosa, the Georgia plume or summer plume, is a plant in the family Ericaceae, and is endemic to the U.S. state of Georgia.
The plant is found in habitats of moist stream banks to dry ridges, and are usually in sandy soil. It is found at scattered locations in eastern and southern Georgia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elliottia racemosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
