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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Drymophila cyanocarpa
Common Name: turquoise berry
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Luzuriagaceae
Form Description: Herbaceous perennial that spreads by rhizomes. Simple bare stem , sometimes branched, arising from tubers then bending over.
Flowers: White, 1.5cm diameter, shortly stalked in the axils of the leaves, facing downwards.
Fruit: Berry – heart-shaped, succulent, turquoise blue or paler, to 16mm. Hang on the plant for a long time. Seeds 8-10 shining, brown.
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Habitat Notes
Widely distributed in damp shady places in forests.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Soaking Soak seed in water for 8-12 hours, changing the water 2-3 times.
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from seed but plants are difficult to grow on to flowering size. Soak the fruits till soft then mash while still in the water and allow to sit overnight. Seed should collect on the bottom of the container, with the pulp remaining on the surface. Temperature may be critical in germination i.e. not over 18°C (Andrew Stevenson, Wildseed Tasmania). Sow in Autumn. Frost exposure may be worth trying.