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Scientific Name
Hovea montana
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Alpine Hovea
Status
Rare
Height
0.3m (30cm)
Flowers
Violet blue peaflowers, in leaf axils.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Spreading shrub with tough, wiry stems; branchlets densely covered in rusty hairs
Municipalities
Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Kentish; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Very occasional in low alpine heath.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; 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
Pod oval, inflated, with rust coloured fine hairs, turn from green to black &seeds turn from cream to dark grey when ripe. seed drops on maturity, so bag fruits, place groundsheets under plants to catch seed, or harvest pods (when brown) and dry
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Nicking seed provides best results. Boiling water may also be used but is more damaging than hot water. Dry seed before sowing - seed prone to rotting.
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.
No
Cutting Notes
Cuttings may be slow to form roots.
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