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Scientific Name

Argentipallium obtusifolium

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Blunt Everlasting

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)

Flowers

Flower-heads solitary at ends of branches, white, outer florets with pistils.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennia herb or undershrub, much-branched and woody at the base.

Municipalities

Flinders Island

Communities

Heath

Habitat Notes

Local near the north coast and in the islands of Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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

Achenes with pappus bristles finely barbed. colle ct entire seedheads into paper bags and allow to dry. do not collect in wet weather. rub seedheads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Needs light to germinate. For best results with Daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.

Germination Time

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.

Cutting Notes