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Scientific Name
Tetratheca pilosa
Family Name
TREMANDRACEAE
Common Name
Common Lilac-bells, Hairy Pink-bells
Status
Height
0.6m (60cm)
Flowers
White to deep purple, 4 petals, black stamens, around ends of stems.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Undershrub. Slender, spreading branches to 60cm, leaves narrow linear10mm.
Municipalities
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath
Habitat Notes
Common and widespread in heaths & dry sclerophyl forests at all altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Dry; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Can be short-lived in the garden. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed released immediately on maturity. capsules vary in shape, contain seed 2-3mm long. collect capsules when near mature, dry in warm place to open, sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Inoculation of seed raising media with soil from around parent plants will assist with germination. Smoke treatment has improved results for T. hirsuta
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
Usually grown from cuttings.
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