Scientific Name: Spyridium ulicinum Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: scented dustymiller

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rhamnaceae

Form Description: A bushy shrub with many ascending branches.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: White with brown bracts, numerous, grouped near ends of branches. Sweetly scented.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
BrightonCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Riparian
Habitat Notes

Local in several widespread situations in north and south on rocky hillsides and along river banks.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

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 capsules to 3mm wide release brownish-black small seeds from valves when mature. Close monitoring is needed. Fruit become brown and dry at maturity and are cut from the plant. Nearly mature fruit can be bagged.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.

Seed Storage Life

Probably short

Seed Treatment Notes

Moist stratification at 3°C for 10 weeks. Requires light – do not cover in seed tray. Smoke might improve results.

Germination Time

8 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings.