Telopea truncata (Tasmanian Waratah)
Family: Proteaceae
Origin: Tasmania
Accession: 1976
Location: Australia and New Zealand area
The
genus Telopea contains five species all confined to the Australian east
coast from northern New South Wales to Tasmania. T. truncata is an upright shrub
to about 3 metres with deep green narrow oblanceolate leaves up to 10cm long. The
blooms occur in a loose cluster of 10-20 individual flowers at the ends of the
erect stems and are most commonly red. Telopea is from the Greek telopos,
meaning "seen from afar", a reference to the conspicuous flowers.
The Tasmanian Waratah prefers
moist acidic soils with good drainage. It has been grown successfully in cooler parts of France, Spain, western
Canada and the United Kingdom.
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