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Scientific Name
Dillwynia cinerascens
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Grey Parrot Pea
Status
Height
0.3m - 0.8m (30-80cm)
Flowers
Pea 3-8 together in terminal clusters. Petals orange with dark red, keel blunt ,purplish red.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Slender shrub, trailing or erect.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Open forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant in dry heaths and grassy places.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; 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
Pods turn brittle and brown at maturity. each pod contains one or two seeds which become hard and turn from green to dark brown when mature. harvest close to maturity and dry in a warm area
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Leavings pods attached to the branch appears to aid opening of the pod. Pods that do not open may need to be crushed to extract seed. Soak seed in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours.
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
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