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Pimelea oreophila, the mountain loving daphne, is a low, prostrate New Zealand shrub of montane to high alpine grasslands and herbfields. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so it is best grown in cool, open, well-drained conditions that mimic its mountain habitat.
Pimelea oreophila, commonly known as the mountain loving daphne, is a species of small shrub of the family Thymelaeaceae.
The species is endemic to New Zealand, and found only on the Volcanic Plateau and the mountains between the Kaweka and Ruahine ranges in the North Island and throughout most mountain regions of the South Island. The shrub grows in montane to high alpine areas and found between 500 and 2200 m above sea level. Generally common and the most impoirtant pimelea throughout the tussock grasslands and herbfields, extending into fellfield on sheltered sites. Four subspecies have recently (2011) been recognised, with only slightly overlapping ranges.
Dune swale daphne · Pimelea aeruginosa · Alpine Rice Flower · Short Leaved Riceflower · Pimelea amabilis · Pimelea ammocharis · Pimelea angustifolia · Pimelea approximans · Pimelea aquilonia · Pimelea argentea · Pimelea avonensis · Bootlace Bush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pimelea oreophila 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.
