Communities

Scientific Name

Baeckea gunniana

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Mountain Heath-myrtle, Alpine Baeckea

Status

Height

0.5m -1.5m (50-150cm)

Flowers

Petals, white, 5-7 stamens, not opposite petals. Often numerous at ends of branchlets.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect, densely branched shrub, or prostrate and spreading over boulders.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Abundant in subalpine habitats. Frequent in bog and wetter alpine heaths, sometimes dominant. More common in the east of Tasmania than the west.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Foliage has a strong lemony eucalyptus-like smell when crushed. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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

Insignificant cup-like capsules turn fromgreen to pale brown when ripe. fruits are not persistent and open to release seed from3 valves when ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed is not easy to locate. Capillary watering may be useful.

Germination Time

2 weeks

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

Difficult to strike from cuttings. Try half-hardened wood.