Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ewartia planchonii

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Creeping Ewartia

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowerheads small, brownish, solitary, with stems longer than leaves during flowering.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Creeping herb with leaves overlapping and white woolly hairs on both surfaces.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occasional in high altitude heaths, most common in the central mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

This species has proved difficult to propagate in the ground. In pots, plants respond well to capillary watering in summer. Needs excellent drainage and abundant sunshine. 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

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

Propagate from cuttings or by division of layered stems.