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Scientific Name

Archeria serpyllifolia

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Summit Heath

Status

Height

0.15m - 0.6m (15-60cm)

Flowers

White or light pink at ends of branches in dense groups.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Stout, rigid bushy shrub, erect or prostrate pressed against the surfaces of boulders.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local among boulders on summits of mountains of the central plateau and west.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Requires moist,well-drained soils. Will grow in dappled shde but will tolerate full sun if it has a cool root system such as near logs or boulders. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Sep

Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit a capsule opening by 5 valves

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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 be propagated from cuttings.