Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Loranthaceae

Genus:

Amyema

Species:

Amyema hexantha

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow, orange, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, butterflies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Notes:

As a hemiparasitic mistletoe, fire response depends on host tree survival; can resprout from haustoria if host survives fire damage

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds require bird passage through digestive tract or removal of sticky viscin layer for germination; require contact with appropriate host tree branch

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI