Scientific Name: Pimelea drupacea

Common Name: cherry riceflower

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Form Description: Straggling shrub, with slender, silky-hairy branches.

Height (m): 1.5 – 3

Flowers: White or pale cream, to about 0.6cm in terminal heads in upper axils, sometimes profuse.

Fruit: Drupe – usually black, may be red; poisonous.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RainforestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and fairly frequent in wet forests.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Hardy to most frosts and withstands extended dry periods. Likes free draining acidic soils and a sunny to somewhat shaded site. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

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

Difficult to grow from seed. Seed releases very quickly once ripe. Slightly immature fruit can be harvested and allowed to mature in a warm position. Rub on wire screens to remove outer coverings.

Cutting & Division Information

Propagate from cuttings of barely firm young growth. Care should be taken not to strip back the young bark.