Prionotes cerinthoides

Botanical Name: Pryonotes cerinthoides
Common Name: climbing heath
Family: Ericaceae

Size: 1-10m H x 0.5-3m W
Leaves: Oblong, dark green, to 14 mm long with serrate margins.
Flowers: Pink/red, to 25 mm long, tubular with tips spreading.
Flowering Time: Autumn
Fruit: A cylindrical capsule.

Habitat/distribution: Rainforests of the south and west. Endemic.
Where to See: Murchison Highway, Anthony Road, Lyell Highway.
Other notes: Requires moist well-drained soil in semi-shade. Propagate from tip cuttings.