Family Index

Scientific Name

Kunzea ambigua

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Tick-bush, White Kunzea

Status

Height

1.0m - 4.0m (100-400cm)

Flowers

White fluffy bottlebrush-like heads, honey scented.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Shrub with long arching branches. Teatree like.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Granitic country of the east and north-east and Bass Strait Islands. Coastal heaths and wet scrub areas. Sandy heathlands.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Not 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

Shed before next flowering season. leathery capsules shed seed and drop off before winter

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Fine seed . Surface sow or cover the seed lightly.

Germination Time

3-5 weeks.

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

Easily grown from cuttings. Grows fairly quickly into a large shrub.