Communities

Scientific Name

Pratia pedunculata

Family Name

CAMPANULACEAE

Common Name

Matted Pratia

Status

Height

0.02m - 0.15m (2-15cm)

Flowers

Solitary in axils on stems much longer than leaves; unisexual; size variable; paleblue.

Fruit

Form

Perennial herb with much-branched stems, & ascending leafy, flowering branches forming tangled patches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; King Island; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian; Margins of lakes & wet places

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent on the margins of rivers and lakes and in wet places.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Attractive ground cover. Useful for around a water feature where it may grow into the water.The flowers of Pratia species resemble those of Lobelia but the fruit is indehiscent and more or less succulent. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagate by division.