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Scientific Name

Tetratheca pilosa

Family Name

TREMANDRACEAE

Common Name

Common Lilac-bells, Hairy Pink-bells

Status

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

White to deep purple, 4 petals, black stamens, around ends of stems.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Undershrub. Slender, spreading branches to 60cm, leaves narrow linear10mm.

Municipalities

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath

Habitat Notes

Common and widespread in heaths & dry sclerophyl forests at all altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Dry; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Can be short-lived in the garden. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed released immediately on maturity. capsules vary in shape, contain seed 2-3mm long. collect capsules when near mature, dry in warm place to open, sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Inoculation of seed raising media with soil from around parent plants will assist with germination. Smoke treatment has improved results for T. hirsuta

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.