Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ozothamnus scutellifolius

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Bush Everlasting

Status

Height

0.3m - 1.0m (30-100cm)

Flowers

Heads 3-5 together at end of branch; yellowish white with brownish outer, 4mm long.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Shrub, many branches. Tiny dark green leaves closely pressed to stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Dry hillsides

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Locally frequent on dry hillsides.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Dry; Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

* "now that Ozothamnus has been divided from Helichrysums we are calling Ozothamnus' 'Bush Everlasting' as Helichrysums were always known as 'Everlastings' " - Will Fletcher. 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

Seedheads large, creamy & white; become dry & break up when seed is ripe. shake branch, seed will fall to ground. store in paper bags. seedheads contain many small seeds; break up & sieve

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Easily grown from seed; surface sow or cover lightly.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

4-6 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

6 months

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Firm young growth will strike with bottom heat.