Scientific Name: Opercularia varia

Common Name: variable stinkweed

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rubiaceae

Form Description: Dwarf perennial herb, with an unpleasant smell.

Flowers: 2-7 small purplish flowers form a semi-globular head.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, 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, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dry to extract seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Scarification

Seed Treatment Notes

Scarification may improve results.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings of firm young growth.