THYMELAEACEAE

Grey Pimelea

 

2.0m (200cm) 

White to greenish-white, about 0.5cm long, exterior hairy, bisexual. 

Dry, nut-like 

Straggling shrub, branches and lower surfaces of leaves covered with long hairs. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast 

Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Tas. endemic. Known from scattered localities in the south, west and north. Grows in the understorey of rainforest and wet forest at all altitudes. 

Moist; Shady 

Hardy 

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained 

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Should adapt well to free-draining soils with good moisture retention. Likes semi-shaded aspect, is hardy to most frosts and tolerates snowfalls. It has potential as a cut foliage crop and as a hedging plant. Suitable below powerlines. 

Fruits, black.seed releases very quickly once ripe. slightly immature fruit can be harvested and allowed to mature in a warm position. rub on wire screens to remove outer coverings 

Cold 

 

 

Very difficult from seed. May respond to combination of heat and smoke treatment or stratification may be useful. Secure seeds in a plastic bag with a mixture of wet sand and peat and hold in frig at 2oC forat least six weeks. If germination does not occur within 30 days seed can be stratified for another 3 weeks. 

 

 

 

 

No 

Usually grown from cuttings of very young growth. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.