Scientific Name: Rhagodia candolleana subsp. candolleana

Common Name: coast saltbush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Amaranthaceae

Form Description: Straggling or erect shrub to 2.5m wide, leaves greyish-green, shiny on the upper surface and white underneath, 1-2.5cm long with a short stem, slightly succulent.

Height (m): 2 – 2.5

Flowers: Terminal flower spikes of small, green flowers surrounded by white hairs. Flowers most of the year.

Fruit: Small red berries which occur in terminal clusters.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeSorellTasmanWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationSaltmarsh
Habitat Notes

Saltmarshes and coastal vegetation.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Hardy plant in coastal and inland areas, useful as a screen and tolerant of salt spray. Fruits are edible but bitter; leaves are also edible and can be cooked and eaten like spinach.

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

Seeds are firm and black when ripe, and released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Cut fruiting clusters with secateurs, and remove fleshy covering before storing seed.

Seed Storage Life

Less than one year

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed germinates easily without treatment, and seed less than one year old has best results.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Strikes easy from cuttings.