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Scientific Name
Brachyloma ciliatum
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Ciliate Brachyloma
Status
Height
branches 0.1m - 0.2m (10-20cm)
Flowers
White, tubular, solitary in leaf axils and formed early in growing season. 5 tuftsof hairs in throat of tube.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Small woody plant with tough slender rhizomes and spreading branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath
Habitat Notes
Locally frequent in sandy heaths near the east and north coasts.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Fruit a fleshy drupe with 5 parts, surrounding a seed which has a woody coat
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Propagation from seed is difficult however smoke treatment may improve results. The seed can take over 12 months to germinte.
Germination Time
over 12 months
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Usually grown from cuttings using new growth.
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