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Scientific Name

Ewartia meredithiae

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Rusty Cushion Plant

Status

Height

Flowers

Heads white and papery, close to leaves early in season, stems lengthening as seeds ripen.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Much-branched mat-forming plant with rosetteof small leaves & adventitious roots

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Bolster heath

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Locally frequent in wet exposed places in the central and western mountains, inbolsterheath mixed with other cushion plants

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Not well known in cultivation. Does not like to dry out but must have excellent drainage and plenty of sunshine. From seed, plants may not grow true to their mountain form. 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

Seeds are easy to collect in autumn

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagate from cuttings or by division of layered stems.