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Image Credit: Rob Wiltshire – Natural Values Atlas
Scientific Name: Leucopogon collinus
Common Name: white beardheath
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Ericaceae
Form Description: Small shrub, variable in habit, from much-branched, erect, to prostrate.
Height (m): 0.3 – 1
Flowers: White, in many flowered spikes with bearded petals.
Fruit: Drupes – small, succulent and fleshy. Turn from green to translucent white.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant in heaths and dry places from sea level to alpine and sub-alpine.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit comes away easily from the plant when ripe.
Seed Treatment Method
Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.
Seed Treatment Notes
Store seed in a dark place for 3-6 months and sow in media inoculated with soil from around parent plant. Stratification may reduce germination time. Keep trays in partial shade. Some growers have had success with bird-ingested seed.
Germination Time
3-18 months
Cutting & Division Information
Usually grown from cuttings. Use small cuttings of new growth.