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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Pultenaea juniperina
Common Name: prickly beauty
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Fabaceae
Form Description: An erect, much-branched, prickly shrub.
Height (m): 0.4 – 2
Flowers: Orange-yellow petalled pea flowers with dark purple-brown keels.
Fruit: Seed pod – short, fat, ovate, less than 1cm long, turns from green to red-brown. Seeds become almost black and hard when ripe; 1-2 seeds per pod.
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Habitat Notes
Understorey of forests from sea-level up to the sub-alpine woodland. Particularly abundant in dry forests at low altitudes and under the tall forests at mid altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
A shrub which can form extensive thickets over a large area due to its suckering habit. Bird attracting. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Harvest close to maturity, dry in warm area.
Seed Treatment Method
Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.
Seed Storage Life
Long
Seed Treatment Notes
Hot water treatment and scarification. Seed should be dried after treatment to prevent rotting.
Germination Time
10-30 days
Cutting & Division Information
Strikes readily on heat and mist, otherwise 8 weeks. If propagating by division – slow to come on.