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Fuchsia Heath
The natural range of our pretty Epacris longiflora extends from coastal New South Wales north of Berry up to southern Queensland. Seen within Malabar Headland National Park.
It grows in coastal heath and likes a well-drained but moist, sandy soil and is particularly common along seepage lines on sandstone.
An erect, spreading shrub to 2 m high. The leaves are about 2 cm long and 7 mm wide, with a sharp narrowing point; mid to dark green in colour.
Flowers extend down branches, produced within the leaves, to around 3 cm long, red/pink with white tips. Dynamic in colour against the foliage.
"Epacris longiflora", commonly known as the fuchsia heath, is a plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with egg-shaped, pointed leaves and red tube-shaped flowers which give the plant its name "longiflora" and are usually present throughout the year. Its native range extends from the central coast of New South Wales to southern Queensland.
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