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Epacris reclinata
Fuchsia heath is a low, spreading shrub from eastern New South Wales, grown for its pink to red tube-shaped flowers. It likes damp, cool conditions and does best in a sheltered, moisture-retentive spot.
Epacris reclinata, commonly known as fuchsia heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a low-lying to spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves and pink to red, tube-shaped flowers, sometimes with lighter tips.
Fuchsia heath grows in woodland and heath on damp sandstone cliff faces and rock ledges in the Blue Mountains, and Southern Highlands of eastern New South Wales.
Epacris acuminata · Epacris apiculata · Epacris apsleyensis · Bearded Heath · Drumstick Heath · Epacris browniae · Epacris calvertiana · Epacris celata · Epacris cerasicollina · Epacris coriacea · Epacris corymbiflora · Epacris crassifolia
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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.
