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Scientific Name
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Common Everlasting, Yellow Buttons
Status
Height
0.1m - 0.5m (10-50cm)
Flowers
Yellow everlasting daisy with branched clusters of many small flower heads.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Each achene has a feathery pappus., bristles often yellow with a few long hairs at the tip.when seed is mature the achenes loosen in the middle of the seed-head and seed-heads become fluffy
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Many years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Some species have an after-ripening period. Surface sow, capillary watering is recommended. Some genera have been used with some success for direct seeding. Damps off easily.
Germination Time
2- 4weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
3-4 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
4-5 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Easily grown from cuttings. If propagating by division - divides well, cut back foliage first.
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