Scientific Name: Tetratheca procumbens
Common Name: spreading pinkbells
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Form Description: Small undershrub, many slender branches to 20cm near base, long narrow leaves 6mm.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.2
Flowers: White to deep purple, solitary.
Fruit: Capsule – shape varies, contains seed 2-3mm long, hairy.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant in alpine and sub-alpine habitats, heaths at all altitudes, wet forests.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Shady, Waterlogged, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Difficult to grow from seed. Seeds released immediately on maturity. Collect nearly mature capsules and 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. Some species have benefited from smoke treatment.
Cutting & Division Information
Usually grown from cuttings.