Family Index

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Scientific Name

Brachyscome graminea

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Grass Daisy

Status

Height

0.3m - 0.7m (30-70cm)

Flowers

Stem branched, flower-heads about 2cm across with numerous deep blue ray florets.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small, spreading, perennial herb in a basal rosette or scattered on grass-like stems.

Municipalities

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Brackish marshes

Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in wet places, especially brackish marshes.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

A very attractive species well worth cultivating. 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

Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. seed is tanbrown and releases easily from the seed heads when ripe. collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Has germinated from seed which is immature (large and green) and sown soon after collection. This circumvents any possible dormancy. Fresh seed is vital. Does not like to dry out, best treated as a bog plant. Transplants easily.

Germination Time

2-7 weeks

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