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Products > Tremandra stelligera 'Karri Violet'
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Category: Shrub |
Family: Tremandraceae |
Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
Flower Color: Purple |
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
Height: <1 foot |
Width: 2-4 feet |
Exposure: Light Shade/Part Sun |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Tremandra stelligera 'Karri Violet' (Karri Creeper) - A low, spreading evergreen perennial groundcover from the Karri forest understory in southwestern Western Australia. The Karri or Eucalyptus diversicolor, is the tallest flowering plant in the world!. 300 feet below these magnificiant trees grows a dimmunitive groundcover to only 6 inches tall by 3 feet or more across with twining reddish stems clothed with paired fuzzy ovate green leaves and glowing purple flowers with reddish sepals that hang down along the stems. The flowers have translucent "windows" at the base of each petal and dark centers. Blooms late winter to early summer. Plant in a well-drained soil in semi-shade and irrigate regularly. Good container plant. Hardiness not known but should prove hardy to 20-25 F. We grew this plant from 2004 to 2008.
The information provided on this page is based on the research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations of our nursery crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We also will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Tremandra stelligera 'Karri Violet'. |
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