Muehlenbeckia adpressa
| Muehlenbeckia adpressa | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 8' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Muehlenbeckia adpressa
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8 cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Pot up in autumn and overwinter in a cold frame. High percentage[1]. Plant out in late spring.
Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth, 5 - 10cm with a heel, October/November in a cold frame. High percentage[1].
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade[2].
This species is not very hardy in Britain, it requires greenhouse protection in the winter according to some reports[3][2], whilst another says that it is possibly hardy in the mildest areas of Britain[4] and another says that it grows luxuriantly in Cornwall[5].
A climbing plant that supports itself by twining around other plants etc[6].
Closely related to M. australis[4].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Range: Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
Habitat: Sandhills by the coast and inland[7]. Moist coastal forests[8].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked in pies etc[9][10][11][7]. A sour taste, but they are pleasant in small quantities[8].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Dioecious
Also Known As: M. gunnii.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Thurston, Edgar. Trees and Shrubs in Cornwall. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
- ↑ Grey-Wilson, Christopher and Victoria Matthews. Gardening on Walls. Collins, 1983.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.