Scientific Name: Tetratheca labillardierei

Common Name: glandular pinkbells

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Form Description: Small hairy undershrub.

Flowers: Mauve

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

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread in heaths and light forests from sea level to mountain foothills.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

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 before maturing and allow to dry in warm place 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. Some species have improved results with smoke treatment.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings.