Scientific Name: Tetratheca pilosa subsp. pilosa

Common Name: hairy pinkbells

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Form Description: Slender, spreading branches to 60cm, leaves narrow linear 10mm.

Flowers: White to deep purple, 4 petals, black stamens, around ends of stems.

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

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Common and widespread in heaths and dry sclerophyll forests at all altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Can be short-lived in the garden. 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 capsules when near mature, dry in warm place to open and 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 results.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings.