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Scientific Name
Archeria comberi
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Pink Mountain Heath, Comb Heath
Status
Height
0.15m - 1m (15-100cm)
Flowers
Pink, tubular, on short stalks near the ends of branches.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Much-branched shrub,erect or ascending, branchlets with scattered hairs.
Municipalities
Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Uncommon. Found on a few western and central mountains and favours sheltered positions. A component of heaths and alpine sedgelands.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Not commonly propagated. May be grown from seed.
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
May possibly be grown from cuttings.
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