Family Index

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Scientific Name

Sprengelia montana

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Pink Swamp Heath

Status

Height

Flowers

5 petals, white or pink.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Usually a small spreading shrub branched from the base, branches ascending.

Municipalities

Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Frequent in montane and subalpine heaths.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

S. montana is described as an extreme variable form of S. incarnata. It has less strongly pointed smaller leaves than S. incarnata.Intermediate forms occur in which the characters are combined in different ways. Other variants growing in cushion plants and particularly in Dracophyllum minimum are distinctive. 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

Capsules ripen in sequence up the stem. when lower capsule has opened, capsules above can be collected. shake small seeds from capsule when dry

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed but smoke may improve 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

Difficult from cuttings also. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out.