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Scientific Name

Allitia cardiocarpa

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Swamp Daisy

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)

Flowers

Flower-heads about 4cm across with white or blue florets.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small, tufted perennial with dark green or purplish, grass-like leaves in a rosette.

Municipalities

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Edges of swamps

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in swamps.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

A very handsome specimen well worth cultivating. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. seed is a tanbrown and releases easily from the small seed heads when ripe. collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Success from seed has been varied, fresh seed is vital. Surface sow. Best cultivated as a bog plant or in a pot with the base submerged in water. Prefers a sunny aspect.

Germination Time

2-7 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes