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Scientific Name

Lomatia tasmanica

Family Name

PROTEACEAE

Common Name

King's Holly

Status

Endangered

Height

5.0m (500cm)

Flowers

Dull crimson in terminal racemes.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Mid to tall shrub or small tree, branches often few, erect, young growth hairy.

Municipalities

Huon Valley

Communities

Rainforest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Known only from the southern end of the Bathurst Range in the south west at altitudes from sea level to c280m.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

A distinctive and attractive plant rarely cultivated and difficult to maintain for more than a few years. May do well as a container plant in fermeries. Tip pruning from an early stage promotes bushy growth. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

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.

Cutting Notes

May be propagated from stem cuttings which are difficult to strike. It is worth trying root cuttings and stem layering. Seems to spread by suckering.