THYMELAEACEAE

Silky Pimelea

 

0.5m (50cm) 

In white to pale pink many-flowered heads at end of branches. 

Dry, nut-like 

Shrub with many erect stems and leaves almost round. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast 

Montane Vegetation 

Tas. endemic. Found in alpine heath in the eastern and central mountains, often ondolerite boulder-fields. 

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy 

Hardy 

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained 

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Requires moist, well drained acidic soils with plenty of organic matter. Tolerates sunshine but prefers semi-shade. Withstands heavy frosts and snowfalls. Suitable below powerlines. 

Dry fruits appear in clusters but are not prominent.seed releases very quickly once ripe,. slightly immature fruit can be harvested and allowed to mature in a warm position. rub on wire screens to remove outer coverings 

Smoke 

 

 

Very difficult to grow from seed. Smoke treatment has improved results slightly for some species. Some success has also been reported with burning of small twigs & leaf litter on top of seed; results erratic. May respond to combination of heat & smoke. 

 

 

 

 

No 

May be grown from cuttings but difficult. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.