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Scientific Name

Gaimardia amblyphylla

Family Name

CENTROLEPIDACEAE

Common Name

Bluntleaf Pincushion

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowers in spikes on the end of the flowering stems, which are slightly longer than the leaves.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Loosely tufted perennial herb with slightly rounded or square leaf tips, forming small fan-shaped groups from the base of the plant.

Municipalities

Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

In sandy marshy areas in the South West, often in buttongrass heathland.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Probably propagated by seed. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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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

Golden yellow with dark tips, 0.8mm long, egg-shaped. Fruit is dehiscent.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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