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Styphelia trichostyla

Leucopogon trichostylus

Also called Daphne Beard Heath

Styphelia trichostyla
Photo: Gderrin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Styphelia trichostyla, daphne heath, is a shrub native to eastern Australia that grows 1.0–1.5 m tall, with small white tubular flowers. It is a native Australian heath that needs well-drained, acidic conditions and suits rocky or open sites.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce to occasional deep watering; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, acidic, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate to subtropical climates; protect from heavy frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Styphelia trichostyla, commonly known as daphne heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to three in leaf axils.

Where it grows

Styphelia trichostyla grows on rocky outcrops or on cliff edges, sometimes in forest, and is found on the Darling Downs, Moreton and Burnett districts of Queensland and on the North Coast and Northern Tablelands of New South Wales.

Other Styphelia plants

Styphelia foliosa · Styphelia humifusa · Styphelia pallida · Astroloma · Coleanthera · Styphelia allittii · Styphelia brevicuspis · Styphelia breviflora · Styphelia conchifolia · Styphelia concinna · Styphelia conferta · Styphelia conostephioides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Styphelia trichostyla 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.

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