Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hovea tasmanica

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Hill Hovea

Status

Height

2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

Conspicuous bluish purple, pea-shaped with white at base, .8 cm across, on axillary stalks to 5 cm.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small to medium shrub with densely hairy branchlets, ascending to erect.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Grows in sandy soils amongst rocky outcrops.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

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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

Pods turn from green to black at maturity ,seeds turn from cream to dark grey when ripe. seed drops soon after maturity, so bag fruits or place ground- sheets under plants to catch seed, or harvest pods when they turn brown and dry in warm area

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

long

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 strike readily, but may be slowto establish.