| Common Name: | Blunt-leaf Heath |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Epacridaceae |
| Size: | 1-2m x 0.6-1.5m |
| Description: | Narrow erect shrub with hairy branchlets. |
| Leaves: | Crowded erect oblong leaves 5-12mm x 2-3mm, with a blunt incurved tip. |
| Flowering: | Narrow tubular perfumed flowers in axils of upper branchlets, tube longer than calyx. |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | September to November |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist soil in swampy woodland. Partial sun. |
| Garden Use: | A floriferous erect shrub for small gardens, cottage gardens, shaded rockeries and containers. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 15, 22, 30 |
| Conservation Status: | Significant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary. |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Rarely |
| Bird Attracting: | Nectar |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 2, 3 Peter Kinchington © |