Family Index

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Scientific Name

Milligania longifolia

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Pendant Milligania

Status

Rare

Height

0.5m -1.0m (50-100cm) high

Flowers

Numerous white or cream flowers with greenish centres, to about 1 cm long.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial herb with creeping rhizomes and long narrow leaves up to 125 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.

Municipalities

Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Rocky cliffs

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Rocky cliffs on quartzite or limestone along the Gordon and Franklin rivers in the south west at low altitudes and along the Vale River in the Central Highlands at 700 m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed; stratification at 4oC for 4-6 weeks may improve germination.

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

Propagate by division of rhizomes.