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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Bauera rubioides
Common Name: wiry bauera
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Cunoniaceae
Form Description: Wiry shrub with long spreading branches.
Height (m): 1 – 6
Flowers: 5 or 6 petals on slender stalks, pink or white. Stamens very numerous with long filaments.
Fruit: Capsule opens by 2 valves. Seed very fine.
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Habitat Notes
Abundant from sub-alpine woodland downwards wherever sufficient light and moisture are available. In areas of high rainfall on the west coast can grow to 6m high growing with and over other shrubs.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Shady, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Bee Attracting. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Grown readily from seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Treatment Notes
Gives best results when seed sown fresh. Give seed a light covering and sow at 20-25°C. Capillary watering may be useful due to the fine seed.
Germination Time
6-8 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Strikes readily from cuttings.