Epacris longiflora
- Flower nameEpacris longiflora
- Scientific nameEpacris longiflora
- AliasEpacris longiflora, Fuchsia Heath, フューシア・ヒース, フクシア・ヒース, Native fuchsia
- Place of originSoutheastern Australia
- Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
- Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, December
- Language of flowersBenevolence
What is Epacris longiflora
Epacris Longhi Flora (scientific name: Epacris longiflora) is a native of Southeastern Australia and is a semi-evergreen evergreen small shrub (bush) of the Ericaceae. Expand branches freely in sub-alpine growing like a bush. Also known as Fuchsia Heath or Native fuchsia.
Leaves attached to branches are small with a small triangle, and there are sharp spines at the tip. A short flower pattern is brought out from the axilis, and a long tubular flower with a deep peach color is bloom at the tip. The tip of the flower is white and it is shallowly fractured into a star shape. Heath (Heath) with English name, Heath is generally difficult to grow, but among them it is a garden tree or potted plant that is easy to grow. The environment prefers a place with a half-shade, well drained and moderately moist.
Generic name of "Epacris" is Latin for "epi (above) + acris (sharp: sharp)" in, and "top of the hill", "there is a sharp projections on the leaf away" from it, of the species epithet "longiflora" Is a compound word of "long (long) + flora (flower)". Flower language is "Benevolence".
Life type: semi-vine evergreen small shrub, aka: Fuchsia Heath, Native fuchsia, Origin: South Australia, habitat distribution: subalpine bush, tree height : 50 to 150 m, leaf shape: triangular to oval, leaf length: 0.5 to 1.5 cm, leaf width: 0.3 to 0.5 cm, leaf edge: sharp projections at the tip, sharp projections, leaves: alternate, flower shape : Tubular, flower color: deep peach color ~ red, tip is white, flower length: 1 ~ 2.5 cm, flowering period: December to March.