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Scientific Name
Brachyscome aculeata
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Hill or Coarse Daisy
Status
Height
stems 0.2m - 0.4m (20-40cm)
Flowers
Blue, sometimes white, daisy-like flowers, 2cm in diameter with yellow centres.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Tufted perennial herb with slender woody rootstock. Leaves in a rosette.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Widespread in large range of veg.types
Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent especially ondry or rocky hillsides.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Will grow in most conditions but reasonable drainage preferred. Makes an excellent rockery plant. 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
Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. seed is a tanbrown and releases easily from the small seed heads when ripe. collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Success from seed has been varied, fresh seed is vital. Requires light for germination. Prefers a sunny or semi-shaded position and withstands wet conditions. Can be grown as a bog plant. Seedlings transplant easily. Responds to watering in periods of dry.
Germination Time
2-7 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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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