Family Index

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Scientific Name

Millotia muelleri

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Common Bow-flower

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Florets all hermaphrodite, tubular and one end 4-5 toothed. Outer florets curving over bracts.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small annual herb, densely hairywith stems terete, slender and wiry.

Municipalities

West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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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

Achenes cylindrical, tapering to slender beak.colle ct seedheads into paper bags and allow to dry. do not collect in wet weather. rub seedheads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed which is usually quick to germinate. Surface sow or lightly cover. In nature seed germinates in autumn and plants develop quickly. They dry out and die with the onset of hot weather. Experimentation with sowing times could be useful.

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