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Scientific Name
Luzula modesta
Family Name
JUNCACEAE
Common Name
Shy Luzula (rush)
Status
Height
Flowers
1-8 flowers in a single narrow-oblong spike or in 2-3 adjacent groups.
Fruit
Nuts
Form
A tufted perennial forming long slender stolons at or just below surface or ground.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Local in damp subalpine habitats, in areas of seepage often growing with mosses in the Central Highlands and at Ben Lomond.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
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Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
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Aug
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule pale yellowish-brown with margins of the valves darker, seeds c.1mm long, dark purplish-brown to black
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Reportedly grown from seed, although some growers have poor results. Some success has been achieved using the bog method. Germination is slow and erratic. The critical factor is probably temperature but more research is needed.
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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