Family Index

Scientific Name

Ricinocarpus pinifolius

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Wedding Bush

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Stalked, white, 4-6 petals. Male flowers more conspicuous than female.

Fruit

Form

Erect shrub

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Locally abundant on coastal heaths in the north and east.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

Ripe fruits red, burr-like, spherical. seeds mottled brown, 5mm long with a fleshy white swollen knob at one end. fruits split when ripe. dry to extract seed and sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Some success has been reported with immersing seed in almost boiling water. Smoke treatment also improved results.

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

Also grown from cuttings but the success rate is often poor.