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Scientific Name
Persicaria praetermissa
Family Name
POLYGONACEAE
Common Name
Arrow Waterpepper
Status
Height
Flowers
Flowers occur in the axils of the upper leaves and on the ends of the stems. Flowers are 3mm long.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Annual herb with slender yellowish or greenish-brown stems, 60-150cm long. Leaves are 3-6cm long and variable in shape, ranging from arrow-shaped to lance-shaped. The midrib and veins on the underside of the leaves are bristly.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Margins of streams and rivers in the north of the State.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed using the bog method, seed should be sown fresh. Very easily propagated from cuttings of young plants, or by division. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
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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
The fruit is swollen.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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