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Scientific Name
Rhagodia candolleana
Family Name
CHENOPODIACEAE
Common Name
Coastal Saltbush
Status
Height
2 - 2.5m
Flowers
Terminal flower spikes of small, green flowers surrounded by white hairs. Flowers most of the year. Fruits are attractive and succulent, orange to deep red and about 0.5cm wide.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Straggling or erect shrub to 2.5m wide, leaves greyish-green, shiny on the upper surface and white underneath, 1-2.5cm long with a short stem, slightly succulent.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Sorell; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Saltmarshes and coastal vegetation.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagation from seeds or cuttings. Seed of most Rhagodia species germinates easily without treatment, and seed less than one year old has best results. Hardy plant in coastal and inland areas, useful as a screen and tolerant of salt spray. Fruits are edible but bitter, leaves are also edible and can be cooked and eaten like spinach. 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
Fruits are small red berries which occur in terminal clusters. Seeds are firm and black when ripe, and released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Collect from late Dec. to early Apr. Cut fruiting clusters with secateurs, and remove fleshy covering before storing seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
less than one year is best
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed should germinate easily without treatment.
Germination Time
2-5 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
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