Monotoca elliptica
TREE BROOM HEATH
Ericaceae-Styphelioideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, acidic to mildly acidic

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Monotoca elliptica
TREE BROOM HEATH
Ericaceae-Styphelioideae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, acidic to mildly acidic

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: early winter to early spring

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement

Bark & Stems: spiny leaves

Edibility: edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush, coastal, mediterranean & oriental designs

Uses: formal screen, formal hedge, informal screen, windbreak, barrier

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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