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Scientific Name

Leptecophylla juniperina

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Pink Mountain Berry

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Numerous small cream bell-shaped flowers in the leaf axils; male / female on different plants.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Small dense shrub.

Municipalities

Communities

Subalpine

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Widespread and locally frequent on rocky slopes of hills and mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Plants are slow to grow on to planting out size. 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

Fruit a pink or red (rarely white) drupe 6-8mm in diameter. masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Very difficult to grow from seed. May take up to 1-3 years to germinate.

Germination Time

1-3 years

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

6-9 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

12 months +

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Difficult to grow from cuttings. Care is needed in handling the typically fine roots of epacrids. No problems with heat and mist. (Plants of Tas. Nursery)