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Scientific Name

Donatia novae-zelandiae

Family Name

DONATIACEAE

Common Name

Snow Cushionplant

Status

Height

Flowers

Solitary, 5-6mm wide and long.

Fruit

Form

Densely tufted, perennial plant with erect, closely packed stems which form hard, compact mounds, 1m or more in diameter.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Mountain summits, on wet screes and exposed places with snow lie for several months of the year. Often grows together with other cushion plants.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated from seed, cuttings or division. 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 is top-shaped.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes