Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ewartia catipes

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Ewartia

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowerheads daisylike c0.5cm across, white ray-florets, white to crimson/rusty brown centre centres c

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb forming loose mats with many branches decumbent or ascending.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local in exposed places on mountains of the west and of the central plateau. Also found in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Has been grown in the ground or as a container plant with limited success. Needs plenty of sunshine and very well drained soils. Tip pruning from an early stage helps keep plants compact. If grown in shade plants can suffer dieback. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Mar

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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

Achenes with downy hairs and pappus bristles slightly thickened towards the tip. sometimes free, sometimes joined and falling in small groups

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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

Usually propagated from cuttings or by division of layered stems.For best results with Daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.