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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

Flowering Months

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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Apr

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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.

Cutting Notes

May possibly be grown from cuttings.