Municipalities

Scientific Name

Brachyloma ciliatum

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Ciliate Brachyloma

Status

Height

branches 0.1m - 0.2m (10-20cm)

Flowers

White, tubular, solitary in leaf axils and formed early in growing season. 5 tuftsof hairs in throat of tube.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Small woody plant with tough slender rhizomes and spreading branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in sandy heaths near the east and north coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Fruit a fleshy drupe with 5 parts, surrounding a seed which has a woody coat

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagation from seed is difficult however smoke treatment may improve results. The seed can take over 12 months to germinte.

Germination Time

over 12 months

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

Usually grown from cuttings using new growth.