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Scientific Name
Planocarpa petiolaris
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Eastern Whorled Cheeseberry
Status
Height
0.15m - 0.3m (15-30cm)
Flowers
White, hairy on the inner surface.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Grey-green shrub with many individual erect stems. * (See general notes)
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Huon Valley
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Common in exposed alpine heath and coniferous heath on shallow soils in the eastern and central mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Can be discriminated from C. sulcata by leaf size and the pattern of hairiness on the inside of the flower. Growth habit and fruit make this an ideal plant for containers and gardens. Should do best in well drained, light to medium soils with dappled shade. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Feb
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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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 red, rounded and flattened drupe. masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Diffiult to grow from seed. Seeds will germinate better after they have passed through a bird.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Difficult to grow from cuttings. Extreme care is needed when handling the typically fine roots of epacrids. May be propagated by aerial layers.
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