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Scientific Name
Burchardia umbellata
Family Name
LILIACEAE
Common Name
Milkmaids, Star of Bethlehem
Status
Height
0.15m - 0.5m (15-50cm)
Flowers
White with 6 petals Flowers grow in umbels.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Tufted herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Coastal heaths and swampy areas or under light dry sclerophyll cover sea level to 350m.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Seed is enclosed in diamond shaped capsules which become red brown and brittle as they mature. seed is dark brown and hard when mature
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Dry until capsules have opened, lightly thresh to extract seed.Sieve to clean. Seed has a 3-month after-ripening period. Poor seedling growth in conventional potting mixes and may require soil fungi or soil from under parent plant. Temp may be critical to germination i.e. not over 18oC.
Germination Time
4-8 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
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