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Scientific Name

Brachyscome sieberi

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Sieber's Daisy

Status

Rare

Height

0.15m - 0.3m (15-30cm)

Flowers

Heads 2.5-3.5cm across, solitary at tips of leafy stems. Ray florets white with mauve reverses.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial with toothed leaves and trailing habit.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Occurs behind dunes or on the foreshore and also in dry coastal forest.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Has the potential to be a useful, long flowering perennial for coastal and inland planting. Useful in garden planting for trailing over low walls and in containers. 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

Fruits are pale brown, flat and thin with hairs down the centre. the wing is broad and papery, pappus has varying lengths of bristles

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Success from seed varied, fresh seed is vital. Autumn is the best time to sow except for those with soft hairy stems and foliage that may rot in cold wet weather. Seedlings grow very slowly.

Germination Time

10-30 days

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

May be propagated from cuttings.