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Scientific Name

Olearia glandulosa

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Swamp Daisy Bush

Status

Height

3.0m (300cm)

Flowers

Small stalked white daisy flowers in flat topped tufts at the ends of branches.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Shrub with slender, erect branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Found in soaks and wet places, lowland to montane.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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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

Each achene has a feathery attachment called a pappus.when seed is mature the achenes loosen in the centre of the seedhead which appears fluffy and individual achenes should release easily from seedhead

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

For best results fresh seed should be used. Surface sow or lightly cover.

Germination Time

3-5 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

3-5 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

6 months

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

Cutting Notes

Also grown from cuttings.