Scientific Name: Laxmannia orientalis

Common Name: dwarf wirelily

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Laxmanniaceae

Form Description: Stilt-rooted herb, may be erect, tufted, or mat-forming.

Flowers: In 2-7 flowered clusters; outer bracts brown, with one inner bract subtending each flower.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartKingboroughLatrobeNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationGrasslandHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Sea-level to 200m altitude.

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Requires sandy soils which are moisture retentive.

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
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

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

Grown from seed; seedlings are slow-growing.

Cutting & Division Information

Propagate by division.