Scientific Name: Lasiopetalum discolor
Common Name: coast velvetbush
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Malvaceae
Threatened Species Status: Rare
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Small to medium shrub with hairy young growth; many branches ascending to erect.
Height (m): 0.5 – 1.5
Flowers: 7-19 tiny flowers crowded onto each pendant head.
Fruit: Papery capsule – splits into 4 segments each containing one brownish seed 2-3mm long.
Municipality
Plant Communities
Habitat Notes
Coastal communities of the north-west coast and Bass Strait Islands, where soil is often highly alkaline.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Prune from an early age to promote bushy growth.
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Closely monitor or bag immature fruits. To collect, cut mature fruits, dry to extract seed and sieve to clean. Inoculate with soil from around parent plant.
Seed Treatment Notes
Good results without treatment.
Germination Time
May take 6-13 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Propagation from cuttings of firm young growth root readily.