Family Index

Scientific Name

Bellendena montana

Family Name

PROTEACEAE

Common Name

Mountain Rocket

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.6m (10-60cm)

Flowers

White to pale pink in showy clusters above the foliage.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Small shrub with branches erect or decumbent.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Almost exclusively an alpine plant, widespread and locally abundant on mountain plateaux.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Grows well at higher elevations, extremely slow nearer to sea level. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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Apr

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

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules, brilliant red or yellow, flattened and hanging

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

No success has been reported so far with seed.

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

Cuttings will strike but are extremely slow to grow on.