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Scientific Name
Richea scoparia
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Scoparia, Alpine Richea
Status
Height
3.0m (300cm)
Flowers
Flower spikes from white, through pink to red or orange. Opens when rice-like caps fall off.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Erect, much-branched shrub , rounded bushes in windy places on mountains.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Widespread and abundant on mountains in alpine heaths and bog.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Collect the capsules just prior to opening, while they are still green
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from fresh seed. Surface sow or lightly cover. Do not sow too thinly or thickly. Smoke treatment may improve results. The very small seedlings should be pricked out as soon as possible as they develop long tap roots.
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.
No
Cutting Notes
Also grown from cuttings, although some species are difficult. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out. Some overhead shade is desirable
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