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This member of the Xanthorrhoeaceae
family was descried by D. J. Bedford in 1986. It is mainly found in
New South Wales, but can also be seen in Queensland. It grow in a
well drained soil with some water when in growth and some to lots of
sun. As for the other Xanthorrhoeas, the stem grow only
around one centimetre a year, but can reach a height of two to five
meters, and a diameter of 25 centimetres. The flowers are crème
coloured. * In the wild, the
seeds will germinate after a bushfire. It is not the heat, but the
smoke which triggers them. More exact: The butenolide -
3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-C]pyran-2-one - in smoke induces germination.
This
effect can be made by either smoking the seeds or soak them in water
with smoked paper which can be bought or simply smoke some paper or cloth
your self.
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