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Richea pandanifolia

Richea pandanifolia
Photo: Joe Atkinson, CC BY 4.0

Richea pandanifolia, the pandani or giant grass tree, is a Tasmanian endemic shrub or tree of the heath family that grows from alpine heath to rainforest. It is grown in gardens mainly by enthusiasts, and it needs cool, moist, well-drained conditions.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree, Grass
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; water more in dry spells.
Soil
Acidic, humus-rich, free-draining mix with peat or leaf mould.
Temperature
5–20 °C; tolerates cold, but protect from prolonged heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Tasmania
Climate
temperate

About

Richea pandanifolia, the pandani or giant grass tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. It is dicot of the family Ericaceae and is found in central, western and south west Tasmania.

Where it grows

Richea pandanifolia is endemic to Tasmania; it grows in alpine areas in central, western and southern Tasmania, and in the rainforests of the south-west.

Other Dracophyllum plants

Grass Trees

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Richea pandanifolia 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.

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