Home
Calendar
Past Events
About Us
Contact
Membership
Links
Plant Database
Search
Family Index
Communities
Municipalities
Threatened Species
Botanical Glossary
Newsletters
Bush Sounds
Municipalities
Scientific Name
Comesperma volubile
Family Name
POLYGALACEAE
Common Name
Blue Love Creeper
Status
Height
Flowers
Small, blueor mauve in sprays, on stalks 2-4mm long. Posterior petals yellowish.*(Gen.notes)
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Perennial undershrub with twining, hairless, furrowed stems.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath
Habitat Notes
Abundant in heaths and dry forests.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Early settlers used the root as an alternative to sarsparilla. A decorative twiner which scrambles through other vegetation. Prefers light shade or partial sun and needs root protection. Will grow in a wide range of soil types and can withstand light to moderate frosts and dry periods. *Flowers sometimes whiteor pink. 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 small purse-like capsule 10-14mm long, seeds with a tuft of hairs. collect into paper bags, store in fridge in plastic envelopes
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Difficult to establish as there seems to be a symbiotic relaionship required for successful growth.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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 to grow from cuttings.
Copyright 2000-2009, Understorey Network Incorporated. Updated 2024-10-10
Database development and website design by
Andrew Smith