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Scientific Name
Wurmbea uniflora
Family Name
LILIACEAE
Common Name
Early Nancy, Harbinger-of-spring
Status
Height
22cm
Flowers
One or occasionally two flowers, with yellow anthers.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Small lily, with well-separated leaves, corm 8-10mm wide.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard
Communities
Habitat Notes
Peaty wet ground, including buttongrass plains, mostly in the north of the state. Grasslands and sedgelands. Heaths and coastal shrubberies. Sea level to 800m a.s.l.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagated by seed. Seed released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds turn from cream to red-brown when ripe. Capsules open soon after seed is mature. Harvest entire flower stalk and place upside down in a large bag. Dry until capsules are fully open, clean by sieving.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
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
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