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Scientific Name

Laxmannia orientalis

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Dwarf Wire-lily; Nodding Lily

Status

Height

Flowers

In 2-7 flowered clusters, outer bracts; brown, & with one inner bract subtending each flower.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Stilt-rooted herb, may be erect, tufted, or mat-forming.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Sea-level to 200 m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Requires sandy soils which are moisture retentive. 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 Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed; seedlings are slow-growing.

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

Propagate by division.