Scientific Name: Stackhousia viminea

Common Name: yellow candles

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Celastraceae

Form Description: Perennial herb which branches from the base, with horizontal or upward sloping stems and alternate leaves which are linear or wedge-shaped.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.3

Flowers: Yellow and tubular, clustered in groups of 2-3 along the end of the stem. The oldest flowers occur at the bottom of the flower head.

Fruit: Nutlet

Municipality
BurnieWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Damp sandy heathland and pastures in the north-west.

General Notes

Requires a well-drained, sunny position.

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Very difficult to grow from seed. Propagate by division or from 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.