Family Index

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Scientific Name

Wurmbea uniflora

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Early Nancy, Harbinger-of-spring

Status

Height

22cm

Flowers

One or occasionally two flowers, with yellow anthers.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small lily, with well-separated leaves, corm 8-10mm wide.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Habitat Notes

Peaty wet ground, including buttongrass plains, mostly in the north of the state. Grasslands and sedgelands. Heaths and coastal shrubberies. Sea level to 800m a.s.l.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated by seed. Seed released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds turn from cream to red-brown when ripe. Capsules open soon after seed is mature. Harvest entire flower stalk and place upside down in a large bag. Dry until capsules are fully open, clean by sieving.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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