Municipalities

Scientific Name

Pimelea linifolia

Family Name

THYMELAEACEAE

Common Name

Slender Rice-flower

Status

Height

0.1m -1.5m (10-150cm)

Flowers

Heads c 4cm, terminal, semi-compact. Flowers white, pink , rarely yellow. Bracts 4 green/red .

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Dwarf to small shrub, slender branches. Branchlets yellow to reddish brown.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Wide range

Habitat Notes

Widespread from coastal to mountain regions.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Attracts butterflies. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

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Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Jul

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

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

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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.

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.

Cutting Notes

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