Scientific Name: Zieria veronicea subsp. veronicea

Common Name: pink zieria

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rutaceae

Threatened Species Status: Endangered

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

Form Description: Small shrub

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.6

Flowers: Small white or pale pink flowers with 4 petals; axillary, solitary or 2-3 together on short stalks.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayGlamorgan-Spring Bay
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Occasional on the east and north coasts.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Needs a well-drained site in half shade.

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

Seed Information

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

Germination may be improved by covering seed box with twigs and leaves 2-3 cm deep and setting fire to the litter, raising temp of soil surface to 93°C.

Cutting & Division Information

Generally grown from cuttings, which strike readily.