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Scientific Name

Milligania lindoniana

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Red-Flowered Milligania

Status

Height

0.4m (40cm) high

Flowers

Flowers white, with dark red centre, on erect stems up to 40 cm high.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Rhizomatous herb, forms dense mats; leaves to 20 cm long and 2.4 cm wide.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; alpine sedgeland in central and western mountains and also in short alpine herbfields associated with snow patches and bolster heath. 1250 - 1450 m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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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

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed; stratification at 4oC for 4-6 weeks may improve germination.

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 of rhizomes.