Scientific Name: Pomaderris apetala subsp. apetala

Common Name: common dogwood

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rhamnaceae

Form Description: Tall shrub or small tree.

Height (m): 3 – 10

Flowers: Numerous, small (without petals), cream to greenish-brown in pyramid shaped terminal racemes.

Fruit: Capsule – 3 celled

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Plant Communities
RiparianWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent on the margins of wet eucalypt forest and in wet gullies.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Moist, well drained acidic soil with shade. Good for stabilising banks of streams. Good screen plant. Bird attracting. Bee attracting. Low flammability.

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

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect the seed-bearing heads when they become dry and light brown. Dry the heads in a paper bag, extracting seed by shaking and sieving. Careful monitoring is necessary. To extract seed dry capsules, then rub against a fine wire screen.

Seed Treatment Notes

Pour hot water (just off boiling) over seed and soak for 12 to 24 hours before sowing.

Germination Time

4-8 weeks