THYMELAEACEAE

Poison Rice-flower or Pimelea

Rare 

3.0m (300cm) 

Yellow to yellow-green, glabrous. 

Berries or drupes 

Small to medium shrub. 

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Tamar 

 

Grows on mainly clay soils at altitudes of 500-1000m. 

 

Moderate 

Clay; Phosphorous intolerant 

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Listed as P. neo-anglica in Elliot and Jones.Lacks ornamental values, should adapt to a range of acidic soils in sunny or semi-shaded sites. Hardy to moderate frosts. Suitable below powerlines. 

Fruit small. deep yellow to scarlet. 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 

 

 

 

Very difficult to grow from seed. Smoke treatment has improved results slightly for some species. Some success has also been reported with burning of small twigs & leaf litter on top of seed; results erratic. May respond to combination of heat & smoke. 

 

 

 

 

No 

May be grown from cuttings of barely firm growth. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.