Scientific Name: Leptecophylla pogonocalyx subsp. pogonocalyx Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: hairy bellflower pinkberry
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Ericaceae
Form Description: Small dense shrub.
Height (m): 0.5 – 2
Flowers: Numerous small cream bell-shaped flowers in the leaf axils; male and female on different plants.
Fruit: Drupe – pink or red (Rarely white), 6-8mm in diameter.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent on rocky slopes of hills and mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Plants are slow to grow on to planting out size.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Masticate seed, leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case.
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation Collect fleshy fruits in a plastic bag, mash up and allowed to ferment to replicate digestion by a bird.
Seed Treatment Notes
Very difficult to grow from seed. May take up to 1-3 years to germinate.
Germination Time
1-3 years
Cutting & Division Information
Difficult to grow from cuttings. Care is needed in handling the typically fine roots of members of the Ericaceae family. No problems with heat and mist (Plants of Tas. Nursery).