Family Index

Scientific Name

Calocephalus lacteus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Milky Beauty-heads

Status

Rare

Height

aerial stems 0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

White flowerheads in clusters which are ovoid or almost spherical.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb forming dense patches 60cm or more in diameter.

Municipalities

Brighton; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation; Roadsides; River flats

Habitat Notes

Occasional in open situations along roadsides and on river flats.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

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

When seed is mature achenes loosen incentre of seedhead whhich develops a fluffy appearance. collect entire heads into paper bags anddry. extract by rubbing heds against fine wire screens or by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow or lightly cover.

Germination Time

2- 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.

Cutting Notes