Trochocarpa thymifolia (R. Br.) Spreng.

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

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'Trochocarpa thymifolia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/trochocarpa/trochocarpa-thymifolia/). Accessed 2023-03-21.

Genus

Trochocarpa

Synonyms

Decaspora thymifolia R. Br

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

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.
exserted: Protruding; pushed out.
globose: globularSpherical or globe-shaped.
included: (botanical) Contained within another part or organ.
ovate: Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.
pendent: Hanging.

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

Recommended citation
'Trochocarpa thymifolia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/trochocarpa/trochocarpa-thymifolia/). Accessed 2023-03-21.

Trochocarpa thymifolia.

An erect evergreen shrub to about 3 ft high in the wild; branchlets downy. Leaves stalked, closely set, alternate, ovate or elliptic, bluntly pointed, about 1⁄8 in. long, thick and slightly concave. Flowers in spring and often again in the autumn, borne in small, pendent terminal spikes. Corolla red, about 1⁄8 in. long, with five lobes equalling the tube in length. Filaments of stamens included; anthers yellow, slightly exserted. Fruits globose, fleshy, bluish. Curtis, End. Fl. Tasmania, Vol. II, No. 49.

Native of the mountains of Tasmania; in cultivation 1940. This attractive little shrub is proving quite hardy in a sheltered place, though late frost may damage it. It flowers well, often twice in the season, and needs a moist, acid gritty soil with leaf-mould and peat added.