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Scientific Name
Orites milliganii
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Milligan's Orites
Status
Rare
Height
2.0m (200cm)
Flowers
White, glabrous, sweetly perfumed, profuse and conspicuous. In pairs in terminal spikes.
Fruit
Seed follicles
Form
Dense, upright, much-branched shrub. Leaves with sharply pointed coarse teeth.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Local at altitudes above 1200m on mountains near the west coast.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Very prickly and may have application for foot traffic control. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
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Sowing Months
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Aug
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Oct
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Cutting Months
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Feb
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Jul
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Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit a woody , boat-shaped follicle.can be collected once follicle starts to turn from green to brown
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Fresh seed germinates easily without treatment. Plants best suited to a semi-shaded aspect with well-drained soils which are moist for most of the year. Hardy to most frosts and snowfalls.
Germination Time
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.
No
Cutting Notes
May also be grown from cuttings of firm young growth. Has been found to be difficult to establish in cultivation.
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