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Tetratheca ciliata

Common Name: Pink-bells
Synonym:
Family: Tremandraceae
Size: 0.3-0.6m x 0.3-0.6m
Description: Upright or spreading clumping shrub. Hairs on stems variable.
Leaves: Leaves scattered, paired or rings of 3-5, narrow elliptic to roundish, 2-20mm x 1-15mm, margins wavy with fine erect hairs.
Flowering: Terminal leafy spikes of bell flowers. Few tiny glandular hairs on stalks.
Flower Colour: Mauve-pink, occasionally white
Flowering Time: July to December
Growing Conditions: Moist to dryish well drained soils in foothill and mountain forests. Semi-shade to full shade.
Garden Use: A most floriferous shrub for small gardens, cottage gardens, containers and planting under existing trees. Will tolerate limited dryness. Colour varies in other areas.
Related Species:
Plant Communities: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 32, 46
Conservation Status: Locally common within its preferred growing conditions
Aboriginal Use:
Commercially available: Australian plant & indigenous nurseries
Bird Attracting: No
Butterfly Attracting: No
Frog Habitat: No
Photographer: 1, 5 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Kelly Hofert ©; 3 David Blair ©; 4 Cathy Powers ©
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Last Updated: 30/06/2010
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Tel: 1300 368 333 Fax: 9735 4249
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