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Scientific Name
Bellendena montana
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Mountain Rocket
Status
Height
0.1m - 0.6m (10-60cm)
Flowers
White to pale pink in showy clusters above the foliage.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Small shrub with branches erect or decumbent.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Almost exclusively an alpine plant, widespread and locally abundant on mountain plateaux.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Grows well at higher elevations, extremely slow nearer to sea level. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
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Aug
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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
Capsules, brilliant red or yellow, flattened and hanging
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
No success has been reported so far with 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
Cuttings will strike but are extremely slow to grow on.
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