Scientific Name: Tetratheca ciliata

Common Name: northern pinkbells

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Undershrub, erect or spreading, slender branches.

Flowers: Large 1cm long, solitary, lilac to purple.

Fruit: Capsule – shape varies, contains seed 2-3mm long, hairy.

Municipality
BurnieDorsetFlindersGeorge TownLauncestonWaratah-Wynyard
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Very local near north coast. Sandy heaths.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Susceptible 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
Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Difficult to grow from seed. Seed released immediately on maturity. Collect capsule prior to maturity and allow to dry in warm spot to open. Sieve to clean.

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

Inoculation of seed raising media with soil from around parent plants will assist with germination. Smoke treatment has improved germination for some species.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings.