Family Index

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Scientific Name

Gaimardia fitzgeraldii

Family Name

CENTROLEPIDACEAE

Common Name

Woolly Pincushion

Status

Height

4-10cm

Flowers

On flowering stems which are longer than the leaves.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial, much-branched herb with erect, slender stems and leaves with needle like tips and densely woolly bases, forming soft cushions 10-60cm in diameter.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet subalpine swamps on the West Coast and Mt. Field.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Probably propagated from seed. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds bright brown with a dark rounded base and pointed tip, 1mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

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.

Cutting Notes