Family Index

Scientific Name

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Common Everlasting, Yellow Buttons

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.5m (10-50cm)

Flowers

Yellow everlasting daisy with branched clusters of many small flower heads.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Sandy; 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

Each achene has a feathery pappus., bristles often yellow with a few long hairs at the tip.when seed is mature the achenes loosen in the middle of the seed-head and seed-heads become fluffy

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Many years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Some species have an after-ripening period. Surface sow, capillary watering is recommended. Some genera have been used with some success for direct seeding. Damps off easily.

Germination Time

2- 4weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

3-4 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

4-5 months

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

Yes

Cutting Notes

Easily grown from cuttings. If propagating by division - divides well, cut back foliage first.