Family Index

Scientific Name

Orites milliganii

Family Name

PROTEACEAE

Common Name

Milligan's Orites

Status

Rare

Height

2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

White, glabrous, sweetly perfumed, profuse and conspicuous. In pairs in terminal spikes.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Dense, upright, much-branched shrub. Leaves with sharply pointed coarse teeth.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local at altitudes above 1200m on mountains near the west coast.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Very prickly and may have application for foot traffic control. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

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Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit a woody , boat-shaped follicle.can be collected once follicle starts to turn from green to brown

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Fresh seed germinates easily without treatment. Plants best suited to a semi-shaded aspect with well-drained soils which are moist for most of the year. Hardy to most frosts and snowfalls.

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

May also be grown from cuttings of firm young growth. Has been found to be difficult to establish in cultivation.