Municipalities

Scientific Name

Craspedia glauca

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Slender Common Billy-buttons

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

White or yellow flowerheads c. 1cm in diameter.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb with narrow leaves some of which have loose covering of webby hairs.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant

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

Seed tightly clustered in round seedheads which turn from bright yellow to pale yellow- white as seed ripens. heads loosen and break-up with gentle pressure if seed is mature

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Break up seedheads before sowing. Surface sow in autumn. Some species may have a 3 month after-ripening period.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

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

Also grown from cuttings.