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Image Credit: Rob Wiltshire – Natural Values Atlas
Scientific Name: Acrotriche serrulata
Common Name: ants delight
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Ericaceae
Form Description: Low dense shrub with spreading branches.
Flowers: Green, tubular, 5mm long with tasty nectar. Grow in small spikes near base of shrub.
Fruit: Drupe – green, scarcely succulent. Seed contained in a large stone, spongy but hard.
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Habitat Notes
Frequent in sandy heaths and dry places.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
General Notes
Mainly for the collector. Needs a well-drained position without excess moisture.
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect and sow drupe intact.
Seed Treatment Method
Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.
Seed Treatment Notes
Store seed in dark for 3 months. Sow the entire drupe in autumn in media inoculated with soil from around parent plants. Germination is slow.
Cutting & Division Information
Generally grown from cuttings using new growth which is still difficult.