Family Index

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Scientific Name

Olearia hookeri

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Hooker's Daisy Bush

Status

Rare

Height

0.6m - 1.0m (60-100cm)

Flowers

Flower-heads usually solitary without stalks, florets usually bluish-purple 20-30.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

A slender, sticky shrub, apparently hairless (but with tiny glandular hairs).

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occasional in the east and south-east near Hobart.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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

Fruit , an achene , hairy, pappus in young flowers purplish at the tips, light brown when dry.when seed is mature the achenes loosen in the centre of the seed- heads which appear fluffy.collect into paper bags and allow to dry

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Rub and sieve seed. For best results fresh seed should be used. Seed should be surface sown or covered lightly. Little viable seed produced by some species.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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

Also propagated from cuttings of firm young growth.