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Scientific Name

Planocarpa petiolaris

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Eastern Whorled Cheeseberry

Status

Height

0.15m - 0.3m (15-30cm)

Flowers

White, hairy on the inner surface.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Grey-green shrub with many individual erect stems. * (See general notes)

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Huon Valley

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Common in exposed alpine heath and coniferous heath on shallow soils in the eastern and central mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Can be discriminated from C. sulcata by leaf size and the pattern of hairiness on the inside of the flower. Growth habit and fruit make this an ideal plant for containers and gardens. Should do best in well drained, light to medium soils with dappled shade. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

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Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit, a red, rounded and flattened drupe. masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Diffiult to grow from seed. Seeds will germinate better after they have passed through a bird.

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

Difficult to grow from cuttings. Extreme care is needed when handling the typically fine roots of epacrids. May be propagated by aerial layers.