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Image Credit: Tim Rudman – Natural Values Atlas
Scientific Name: Stackhousia pulvinaris
Common Name: alpine candles
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Celastraceae
Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Prostrate, mat-forming plant with small, light-green leaves.
Height (m): 0.02 – 0.04
Flowers: Profuse, yellow to cream, solitary star-shaped flowers.
Fruit: Schizocarp
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Habitat Notes
Local in alpine and sub-alpine regions, including the Middlesex Plains and Western Tiers.
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Requires well-composted soil, and cool position with plenty of water.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Very difficult to grow from seed. Propagate by division or cuttings. Seed is difficult to collect. It ripens over a long period and usually few seeds are viable. The fruit splits into segments at maturity, each of which contains a single seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.
Seed Treatment Notes
Heat combined with smoke treatment may increase germination.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated from cuttings.