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Scientific Name
Ozothamnus scutellifolius
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Bush Everlasting
Status
Height
0.3m - 1.0m (30-100cm)
Flowers
Heads 3-5 together at end of branch; yellowish white with brownish outer, 4mm long.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Shrub, many branches. Tiny dark green leaves closely pressed to stems.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Dry hillsides
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Locally frequent on dry hillsides.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Dry; Exposed
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
* "now that Ozothamnus has been divided from Helichrysums we are calling Ozothamnus' 'Bush Everlasting' as Helichrysums were always known as 'Everlastings' " - Will Fletcher. 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
Seedheads large, creamy & white; become dry & break up when seed is ripe. shake branch, seed will fall to ground. store in paper bags. seedheads contain many small seeds; break up & sieve
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Easily grown from seed; surface sow or cover lightly.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
4-6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Firm young growth will strike with bottom heat.
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