Styphelia viridis
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Description
Styphelia viridis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.2 m (4ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. A pleasant sweetish flesh. The fruit is about 8 - 10mm long.
Distribution
Australia - New South Wales, Queensland.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
Requires a peaty sandy soil and very careful watering. Succeeds in poor soils. Plants are only likely to succeed outdoors in the mildest parts of the country.
Propagation
Seed - probably best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. The seed can be very slow to germinate. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out in early summer. Cuttings can be taken though it is usually hard to find sufficient material.
