THYMELAEACEAE

Tall Rice-flower

 

0.3m - 2.5m (30-250cm) 

Semi-globular flowerheads to c 4cm , erect, terminal. Whitish/cream, profuse, mod.fragrant. 

Nuts 

Shrub with glabrous stems or very sparse hairs near flowerheads. 

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Found from coast to about 1400m in altitude, mainly in open forest and wet sclerophyll forest. Grows in a range of freely to moderately well-drained acidic soils. 

Dry; Moist; Shady 

Moderate 

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained 

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Tolerates plenty of sunshine but prefers a semi-shaded site. Plants repond wellto pruning or clipping and are suitable for hedging. Suitable below powerlines. 

Seed releases very quickly when ripe esp. if hot. allow fruit to mature in warm place, rub over screens to remove outer covering 

 

 

 

Very difficult to grow from seed.Some success has been reported with the burning of small twigs and leaf litter on top of the seed, although results are very erratic. The seed may respond to a combination of heat and smoke treatment. 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually grown from cuttings of barely firm young growth which strike readily. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.