Scientific Name: Lomatia tinctoria Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: guitarplant

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Proteaceae

Form Description: Small shrub

Height (m): 0.5 – 2

Flowers: White or cream in loose spikes, pleasant scent.

Fruit: Woody seed follicle – woody fruits are guitar-shaped. Seeds are winged.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent, especially in poor soil, from sea level to about 900m.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Shady, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Bird attracting.

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collection timing is critical as the follicle splits releasing the seeds as soon as mature.

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

Seed is best sown fresh. Produces large quantities of seed which propagate readily. Seedling growth is slow.

Germination Time

3-6 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Spread by underground rhizomes. Can be propagated from cuttings. Should root in 4-6 weeks on heat and mist.