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Scientific Name
Drymophila cyanocarpa
Family Name
LILIACEAE
Common Name
Native Solomon's Seal, Turquoise Berry
Status
Height
Flowers
White, 1.5cm diameter, shortly stalked in the axils of the leaves, facing downwards.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Simple bare stem , sometimes branched, arising from tubers then bending over.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Montane Vegetation; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widely distributed in damp shady places in forests.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
* Temperature may be critical in germination i.e. not over 18oC - Andrew Stevenson. Sow in Auutumn. H20 treament worth trying, plus frost exposure. 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
Heart-shaped succulent , turquoise blue or paler berries, to 16mm, hang on the plant for a long time.seeds 8-10 shining, brown
Seed Treatment Method
Soaking
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from seed but plants are difficult to grow on to flowering size.Soak the fruits till soft then mash whilst still in the water and allow to sit overnight. Seed should collect on the bottom of the container, with the pulp remaining on the surface.* (see gen. 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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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