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Ericaceae
Flame Heath
Astroloma conostephioides
Warmth in cold seasons.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Astroloma
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter, Spring
- Type
- Evergreen shrub
- Height
- 30-100 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy, acidic
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Flame heath blooms during the cooler months when few other plants are flowering.
- The tubular flowers are tipped with tiny star-shaped openings.
- Honeyeater birds are the primary pollinators, probing the tubes with their curved beaks.
- The sweet edible berries that follow flowering were eaten by Aboriginal Australians.
- The genus name Astroloma means 'star mouth' referring to the star-shaped flower tips.
Color meanings
0
Warmth
1
Endurance
2
Australiana