Family Index

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Scientific Name

Abrotanella forsteroides

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Eastern Cushion Plant

Status

Height

prostrate to 1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Tiny, solitary, white, growing on stem that protrudes from the leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Hard, bright green herb forming cushions to 1m in dia. Perennial, densely tufted.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Dominant in bolster heath in eastern, central and western mountains. The western populations are coarser and larger in all their parts.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Ideal for rockeries or containers but difficult for the novice to grow. 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

Fruit - 4 angled achenes

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

From small cuttings. A sunny well-drained position with plenty of moisture in well-composted soil is needed but even so this species is not easy to grow.