× Phyllothamnus erectus (Lindl.) Schneid.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'× Phyllothamnus erectus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/x-phyllothamnus/x-phyllothamnus-erectus/). Accessed 2024-04-18.

Genus

× Phyllothamnus

Synonyms

Bryanthus erectus Lindl.
Phyllodoce erecta (Lindl.) Drude

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

calyx: (pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
corolla: The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
alternate: Attached singly along the axis not in pairs or whorls.
glabrous: Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
glandular: Bearing glands.
hybrid: Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).
linear: Strap-shaped.
ovate: Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.
style: Generally an elongated structure arising from the ovary bearing the stigma at its tip.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'× Phyllothamnus erectus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/x-phyllothamnus/x-phyllothamnus-erectus/). Accessed 2024-04-18.

× Phyllothamnus erectus on the rock garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (19734229*B) where it has made a low but rather straggly shrub. 16 April 2024. Image Tom Christian.

A dwarf evergreen bush 6 to 10 in. high, with numerous erect, very leafy branches, minutely downy when young. Leaves alternate, 1⁄2 to 5⁄8 in. long, linear, tapering towards each end, recurved slightly at the margins, finely toothed, deep glossy green, crowded on the branchlets. Flowers solitary on slender, downy, glandular stalks 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 in. long; produced in April in a cluster of four to ten at the end of each twig. Corolla delicate rose, broadly funnel-shaped, 1⁄2 in. across, with five triangular, pointed lobes. Calyx-lobes ovate, 1⁄8 in. long, glabrous; style protruded.

A hybrid raised about 1845 in the nursery of Messrs Cunningham & Fraser at Comely Bank, Edinburgh, between Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and, so its raisers stated, Phyllodoce caerulea. The general belief is, however, that P. empetriformis was the other parent. It is a very pretty shrub, but requires considerable care to keep it in permanent health in the south, where the dry heats of July and August cause it to suffer. A cool, moist spot in the rock garden where the soil is peaty may be recommended for it.

× Phyllothamnus erectus on the rock garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (19734229*B). 16 April 2024. Image Tom Christian.

Close up on the flowers of × Phyllothamnus erectus at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (19734229\B). 16 April 2024. Image Tom Christian.

Close-up of flowers on × Phyllothamnus erectus on the rock garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (19734229\B). 30 April 2023. Image Tom Christian.