Family: Ericaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 1m high.
Flowers: Axillary clusters near ends of erect stems of pink, tubular flowers with star-like lobes, 5 petals, 5 sepals and 5 stamens.
Flowering: July-October.
Fruit: Capsule 1-8mm diameter.
Leaves: Ovate to lanceolate, tapering to a sharp tip and stem clasping with parallel veins, up to 2cm long and 2-6mm wide. The sheathing at the leaf bases completely encircles the stems.
Habitat: In damp areas in heathland.
Features: Sharp stem-clasping leaves. Pink flowers clustered at ends of stems.
Name:
Sprengelia After Christian Conrad Sprengel the German who discovered the relationships between plants and insects.
incarnata From Latin in = into, caro = flesh and atus = like (referring to its pink flowers).
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Pink |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5, Many |
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Flowering Month |
7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
- |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked, Stem-clasping |
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Other Features |
Sharp tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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