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Scientific Name
Lomatia tasmanica
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
King's Holly
Status
Endangered
Height
5.0m (500cm)
Flowers
Dull crimson in terminal racemes.
Fruit
Seed follicles
Form
Mid to tall shrub or small tree, branches often few, erect, young growth hairy.
Municipalities
Huon Valley
Communities
Rainforest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Known only from the southern end of the Bathurst Range in the south west at altitudes from sea level to c280m.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
A distinctive and attractive plant rarely cultivated and difficult to maintain for more than a few years. May do well as a container plant in fermeries. Tip pruning from an early stage promotes bushy growth. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
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Seed Treatment Notes
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
May be propagated from stem cuttings which are difficult to strike. It is worth trying root cuttings and stem layering. Seems to spread by suckering.
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