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Scientific Name

Philotheca virgata

Family Name

RUTACEAE

Common Name

Twiggy Wax-flower, Tasmanian Wax Flower

Status

Height

4.0m (400cm)

Flowers

Flowers with 4-5 petals, white, may be tinged with pink, to 1.5 cm across.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect shrub

Municipalities

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Near the coast in the east, southwest and west.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

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Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Feb

Mar

Apr

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit, dry: separates into one-seeded parts which are dehiscent. smooth, black seeds are released on maturity. only 1-2 weeks between ripening of first and last seeds. monitor seeds closely or bag fruits. dry and sieve

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Use dry heat or nick seed before hanging in running water for 7-14 days, or light a fire over seed bed, burn 5 minutes, cool, then water.

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 cuttings.