Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ozothamnus thyrsoideus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Sticky Everlasting

Status

Height

3.0m (300cm)

Flowers

Heads numerous,small ,6-8 florets outer bracts brown, inner bracts white-tipped papery .

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Shrub with slender, spreading branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Marginsof wet eucalypt forest

Habitat Notes

Common as regrowth shrub in burnt or logged areas of medium high rainfall, sea level to montane.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Plant may be highly perfumed and may welf seed. 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

Seeds with pappus of fine bristles with thickened tips. each seedhead contains many small seeds. collect entire heads into bags, but not in wet weather. check for insects

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed may have a 3-4 month after-ripening period. Surface sow or lightly cover.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

1 month

Expected Time to Plant Out

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

Cutting Notes

Some success has been achieved with fresh new season's growth.Use new growth starting to harden off, except when in bud and flower.