Family Index

Scientific Name

Astelia alpina

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Pineapple Grass

Status

Height

20cm

Flowers

Small, greenish yellow, at the end of flower spikes which arise from the centre of the leaves.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Densely tufted plant with stiff rosettes of leaves, green above and silver below, forming large mats.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet places, peaty heaths, moors, bogs and around water courses on mountains.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from division or fresh seed. Remove flesh before sowing. Berries edible. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

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

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Flowers produce a bright red, egg-shaped berry, 12mm long, which contains 5 black, shiny seeds. Fruits only found on female plants.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

4-6 months

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