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Scientific Name

Lissanthe strigosa

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Peach Berry or Peach Heath

Status

Height

<0.2m (20cm)

Flowers

In clusters of 1-4 crowded at ends of branches White, striped pink with pinkish sepals.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Small shrub, much-branched. Often forms a low-growing thicket.

Municipalities

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant in dry places, usually in the understorey of woodlands.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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 fleshy white drupe. harvest individually by hand or place sheet under plant and knock the fruit on to it

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to propagate. Using bird-ingested seed may improve results.

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.

Cutting Notes

May be grown from cuttings but difficult. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out.