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Scientific Name

Leptecophylla pendulosa

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Drooping Pinkberry

Status

Height

Flowers

White, tubular flowers.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Dense shrub with sharply pointed leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Lowland and subalpine habitats in the eastern highlands, including Ben Lomond.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Difficult to propagate from seed or cuttings. Seed germinates better if it has passed through a bird. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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

Leave seed on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case.

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

1-3 years

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