Scientific Name: Milligania densiflora Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: silky milligania

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Asteliaceae

Form Description: Tufted, rhizomatous herb; leaves to 55cm long and 5cm wide, flowering stems 30-50cm high.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.5

Flowers: Flowers white, sometimes tinged red on the tube and at the throat, rarely pink all over.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Prefers damp situations, boggy heaths. Central Highlands, south-west and west coast, 700-1500m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

May be propagated from seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.

Seed Treatment Notes

Stratification at 4°C for 4-6 weeks may improve germination.

Cutting & Division Information

Propagate by division of rhizomes if growth points are present. Divisions should not be too small, and a moist potting medium is required.