LILIACEAE

Native Solomon's Seal, Turquoise Berry

 

 

White, 1.5cm diameter, shortly stalked in the axils of the leaves, facing downwards. 

Berries or drupes 

Simple bare stem , sometimes branched, arising from tubers then bending over. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Montane Vegetation; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Widely distributed in damp shady places in forests. 

Moist; Shady 

Hardy 

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained 

* Temperature may be critical in germination i.e. not over 18oC - Andrew Stevenson. Sow in Auutumn. H20 treament worth trying, plus frost exposure. Suitable below powerlines. 

Heart-shaped succulent , turquoise blue or paler berries, to 16mm, hang on the plant for a long time.seeds 8-10 shining, brown 

Soaking 

 

 

May be grown from seed but plants are difficult to grow on to flowering size.Soak the fruits till soft then mash whilst still in the water and allow to sit overnight. Seed should collect on the bottom of the container, with the pulp remaining on the surface.* (see gen. notes) 

 

 

 

 

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