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Scientific Name

Pimelea curviflora

Family Name

THYMELAEACEAE

Common Name

Curved Rice-flower

Status

Rare

Height

0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Dry, nut-like

Form

Dwarf shrub with pale to dull green densely hairy leaves with incurved margins.

Municipalities

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Recorded often in forest and often in sandy soil.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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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 releases very quickly once ripe,. slightly immature fruit can be harvested and allowed to mature in a warm position. rub on wire screens to remove outer coverings

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Very difficult from seed. May respond to a combination of heat and smoke treatment or stratification may be useful. Secure seeds in a plastic bag with a mixture of wet sand and peat and hold in frig at 2oC forat least six eeks. If germination does not occur within 30 days seed can be stratified for another 3 weeks.

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 of very young growth. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.