Tetratheca ciliata
Pink-bells
Upright or spreading clumping shrub. Hairs on stems variable.
Additional information
- FamilyElaeocarpaceae (syn. Tremandraceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-0.6 m x 0.3-0.6 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesLeaves scattered, paired or rings of 3-5, narrow elliptic to roundish, 2-20 mm x 1-15 mm, margins wavy with fine erect hairs.
- Flower colourMauve-pink, occasionally white
- Flowering timeJuly to December
- FlowersTerminal leafy spikes of bell flowers. Few tiny glandular hairs on stalks.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to dryish well drained soils in foothill and mountain forests. Semi-shade to full shade.
- Garden useA most floriferous shrub for small gardens, cottage gardens, containers and planting under existing trees. Will tolerate limited dryness. Colour varies in other areas.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesTetratheca stenocarpa is similar but occurs in damper sites. Flower stalks densely covered in gland-tipped hairs 1-2 mm long. Flowering stems have few, scale-like leaves, most leaves are on the lower part of stem.
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Photographer/s: 1 David Francis, NatureShare ©; 2 Kelly Hofert ©; 3-5 Marilyn Bull ©
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