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Kelleria dieffenbachii
Alpine Kelleria is a low, spreading subshrub that forms mat-like tufts with tiny white flowers, native to high mountains in New Zealand, Tasmania, southeast Australia and New Guinea. It is grown mainly in rock gardens that copy its alpine, well-drained habitat.
Kelleria dieffenbachii, or alpine Kelleria, is a species of small, spreading, alpine subshrub with tiny, white flowers. It is known from New Zealand, southwest Australia including Tasmania, and the highlands of New Guinea. Described in 1839 by William Jackson Hooker, it is the type species for Kelleria.
This species can be cultivated, particularly in rock gardens that imitate its alpine and subalpine habitat. It can by propagated from seed or from dividing up the plant. Using cold stratification can cause the germination time speed up from its usual time of around four weeks.
This species is native to the southern hemisphere. It is indigenous to New Zealand, where it can be found on both major islands as well as on Stewart Island / Rakiura, and possibly also on the Chathams and the Auckland Islands. on It is also found in Australia, as in Kosciuszko National Park, as well as in Tasmania. It is also found at elevation, above 3000m., in New Guinea. It may grow on Puncak Trikora, among others in the Sudirman Range.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kelleria dieffenbachii 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.
