Scientific Name: Aristotelia peduncularis Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: heartberry

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Form Description: Straggling shrub with slender branches.

Height (m): 2 – 4

Flowers: White, bell-shaped with four 3-lobed petals which hang singly from axils.

Fruit: Berry – dark pink or red, sometimes white through to brown or black, heart-shaped, 1-1.5cm in diameter.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RainforestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Common in moist shady forests and fern gullies often on mountains. Grows especially in the south.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Pruning may help overcome the straggly habit. The fruit, stems and leaves are relished by wildlife.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Cuttings

Seed Information

Cutting & Division Information

Easily grown from cuttings.