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Scientific Name
Arthropodium milleflorum
Family Name
LILIACEAE
Common Name
Pale Vanilla Lily
Status
Height
leaves 0.4m (40cm)
Flowers
Blue to violet (rarely white)
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Perennial herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Dry rocky slopes
Habitat Notes
Often on dry rocky slopes in open situations or under light Eucalypt cover to 800m, north west, Midlands, north east, east coast and south west.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Rocky
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
Various insects are attracted to the flowers. Temperature may be critical in germination - i.e. not above 18oC. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Small round papery capsules turn from soft and green to brown and brittle. ripe seed are black and firm and shed soon after maturity. harvest stalks and place upside down in large paper bags until capsules open
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Some years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Light threshing may be necessary to extract seed, which has a 2-3 month dormancy period. Sow in Autumn. May be successful for direct seeding and suitable for hand-seeding in bushland if enough seed is available. Seed over 12 months old may require stratification for 6-7 weeks. *
Germination Time
4-8 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
By division of the tubers.
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