Scientific Name: Lasiopetalum macrophyllum

Common Name: shrubby velvetbush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Malvaceae

Form Description: Tall perennial shrub with red/brown new growth.

Flowers: In crowded clusters, very small petals and having rust-coloured hairs.

Fruit: Papery capsule – splits into 4 segments each containing one brownish seed.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring Bay
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Local on coasts in the north-west and east and on the islands of Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Vigorous in garden conditions, grows to 2m x 3m. Tolerates salt-laden winds.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules split into 4 segments each with one brownish seed. 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 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

For some species germination is improved after dry heat treatment.

Germination Time

6-13 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Propagation is easy from cuttings.