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Styphelia blakei

Styphelia blakei
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY 4.0

Styphelia blakei is a small, sometimes prostrate shrub from inland southern Queensland, grown mainly in native and dry-climate gardens. It is best kept in full sun and very free-draining soil.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, letting the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Shallow, sandy, free-draining soil or a gritty mix.
Temperature
Tolerant of warm, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Styphelia blakei is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to inland southern Queensland. It is a sometimes prostrate, twiggy shrub with hairy branches, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and small white flowers.

Where it grows

Styphelia blakei grows on shallow sandy soil in inland southern Queensland.

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 blakei 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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