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Scientific Name

Chrysocephalum baxteri

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Fringed Everlasting

Status

Rare

Height

0.15m - 0.4m (15-40cm)

Flowers

Flowerheads, papery white with yellow centres, 3cm in diameter.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb with much-branched stems.

Municipalities

Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley

Communities

Habitat Notes

Known only from the islands of Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Grows in most soils in a sunny position. Cut back after flowering. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

When seed is mature the achenes loosen in the middle of the seed-head and seed-heads become fluffy. collect into paper bags and dry. extract by rubbing on wire screens or by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

For best results with Daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.

Germination Time

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

Grown from cuttings.