Family | Myrtaceae |
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Description | Small-medium, very upright and rather open shrub. |
Flowering Time | Spring |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | |
Vegetation Communities | Sclerophyll communities, often in areas associated with seepage or occasional waterlogging. |
Soil Types | Often on lighter soils. |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | Important ecotone species and primary coloniser of eroded soils. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | Very beautiful in flower but a non-descript plant at other times. Tolerates heavy pruning/coppicing. |
Other Values | Attractive flowers and long stems make it a potentially useful cut flower species. |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | high |
Compaction | average to high |
Waterlogging | |
Shade | low |
Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | 4000 |
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Viability Period | long |
Dormancy | none |
Treatment | none required |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 7-25 |
Direct Seeding |