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Scientific Name
Spyridium obovatum
Family Name
RHAMNACEAE
Common Name
Dusty Miller
Status
Height
1.0m - 1.5m (100-150cm)
Flowers
4-5mm in diameter in dense heads, clustered in small compound heads.Petals hood shaped
Fruit
Paper capsule
Form
Shrub or sometimes a small tree.
Municipalities
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Dry to moist shrubberies*
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. In scattered localities near the east coast, Tasman Peninsula and mountains of the west at altitudes of c900m. margins of Eucalypt forest.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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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
Capsules to 3mm wide releasing brown- black small seeds from valves when mature. close monitoring is required. fruit become brown and dry at maturity and are cut from the plant. nearly mature fruits can be bagged
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
3-6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
8-10 weeks
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Usually grown from cuttings.
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