Family Index

Scientific Name

Millotia tenuifolia

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Soft Millotia

Status

Rare

Height

stems 0.02m - 0.15m (2-15cm)

Flowers

Yellow on terminal stalks to c.0.5cm across.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Slender annual herb, often branched at base and white with soft woolly hairs.

Municipalities

Communities

Dry places

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in dry places. Occurs in a wide range of habitats and soils.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Should do best in free draining soils with a warm sunny or semi-shaded aspect. 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

Achenes to 0.7cm long, linear.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

2 weeks

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