Honeypots
Acrotriche serrulata
Family: Epacridaceae
What it is like
Acrotriche serrulata is a SHRUB growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Height (m): 0.3
Where it is found
Dry sclerophyll forests on sandy soil and loam over sandstone, basalt or granite, at elevations from 800 - 1,300 metres.
Australia - New South Wales.
Conservation Status:
Countries/locations it is found in
How it is used
Food
Rating: 2
Fruit - raw. The succulent, greyish-green, globose fruit is 3 - 5mm in diameter. The fruits are sometimes harvested from the wild as a food.
Medicine
Rating: 0
Other
Rating: 0
How it is grown
Propagating it: Seed - we have no information for this speices, but the seed is likely to benefit from scarification. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing.
Best place to grow: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Cultivated Beds;
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: 0-0
Growth:
Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)
Shade: Semi-shade, no shade
Moisture: Moist