Scientific Name: Philotheca virgata

Common Name: twiggy waxflower

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rutaceae

Form Description: Erect shrub

Flowers: Flowers with 4-5 petals, white, may be tinged with pink, to 1.5 cm across.

Fruit: Capsule – dry; separates into one-seeded parts which are dehiscent. Smooth, black seeds are released on maturity.

Municipality
Break O’DayHuon ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Near the coast in the east, south-west and west.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, 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

Only 1-2 weeks between ripening of first and last seeds. Monitor seeds closely or bag fruits. Dry and sieve.

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching Some species require extended time in nature weathering prior to germination as chemical inhibitors are broken down in the seed coat. Replicate this process by flushing away the inhibitor with frequent washing e.g. place the seeds in a stocking in a toilet cistern and drape it over the top for easy handling.

Seed Treatment Notes

Use dry heat or nick seed before hanging in running water for 7-14 days, or light a fire over seed bed, burn 5 minutes, cool, then water.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.