Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hovea montana

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Alpine Hovea

Status

Rare

Height

0.3m (30cm)

Flowers

Violet blue peaflowers, in leaf axils.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Spreading shrub with tough, wiry stems; branchlets densely covered in rusty hairs

Municipalities

Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Kentish; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Very occasional in low alpine heath.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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

Pod oval, inflated, with rust coloured fine hairs, turn from green to black &seeds turn from cream to dark grey when ripe. seed drops on maturity, so bag fruits, place groundsheets under plants to catch seed, or harvest pods (when brown) and dry

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking seed provides best results. Boiling water may also be used but is more damaging than hot water. Dry seed before sowing - seed prone to rotting.

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 may be slow to form roots.