Family Index

Scientific Name

Spyridium ulicinum

Family Name

RHAMNACEAE

Common Name

Scented Dustymiller

Status

Height

1.0m - 3.0m (100-300cm)

Flowers

White with brown bracts, numerous, grouped near ends of branches. Sweetly scented.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

A bushy shrub with many ascending branches.

Municipalities

Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands

Communities

Riparian; Rocky hillsides

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local in several widespread situations in north and south on rocky hillsides and along river banks.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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

Seed capsules to 3mm wide release brownish black small seeds from valves when mature. close monitoring is needed. fruit become brown and dry at maturity and are cut from the plant. nearly mature fruit can be bagged

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Probably short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Moist stratification at 3oC for 10 weeks. Requires light - do not cover in seed punnet. Smoke might improve results.

Germination Time

8 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

6-8 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

12-15 weeks

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Usually grown from cuttings.