Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: abit: An often epiphytic lanky shrub with reddish-brown peeling bark.
Foliage: Narrowly-elliptic to oblong-elliptic leaves, 6.5-14cm long by 2.1-5.5cm wide. The upper surface is dark green with a visible network of veins. The underside is a pale glaucous-green and laxly scaled.
Flowers: Exquisite sweet scented large white or pink flushed flowers with a yellow throat appearing in clusters of two or more.
Cultivation notes: due to the leggy nature of this species they are best planted in groups and are great for planting in old stumps and pots.