Isopogon ceratophyllus
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Isopogon
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Woodiness
- woody
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
Bitter tonic[1].
- Product or use
- Bitter
- Product or use
- Tonic
Environment
- Range
- Australia - Victoria, New South Wales and temperate areas of Southern Australia.
- Habitat
- Sandy soils.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed -
Cultivation
Plants tolerate temperatures down to about -7°c in Australian gardens, though this cannot be applied directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers that fail to fully ripen the wood and our longer, wetter winters[157, K].
References
Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.