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Scientific Name

Gratiola peruviana

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Austral Brooklime

Status

Height

Flowers

Solitary tubular flowers, pale pink, 1 cm long.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Creeping perennial herb; stems somewhat fleshy, rooting at lower nodes, then erect or ascending.

Municipalities

Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Local on river flats, in marshes and wet ditches.

Site Tolerance

Shady; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

A hardy plant for wet places or shallow water. Prefers some shade. Also grows well in indoor terrarium. 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

Seeds numerous, small, reticulate

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment 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

Usually grown from cuttings or by division