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Scientific Name
Blandfordia punicea
Family Name
LILIACEAE
Common Name
Christmas Bells
Status
Height
1.0m (100cm)
Flowers
Brilliant red, pendulous on short stalks. Inside of flower and reflexed tips bright yellow.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Robust lily arising from thickened rootstock.
Municipalities
Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Wet heaths, moors and hillsides, sea level to sub-alpine in high rainfall areas of north-west, west and south.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Unreliable as a garden plant. Fire seems to stimulate growth and flowering. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Cutting Months
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Apr
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Long triangular capsules, each capsule has numerous seeds that are brown and hairy. capsule dries and splits at maturity. most hold some seed until dislodged by wind or rain. dry to extract seed and sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Grown from seed which usually has very good results. However, germination is often slow. It is best to sow the seed directly in pots as the roots do not like disturbance. Seedling are slow growing. Temperature may be critical to germination i.e. not above 18oC.
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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