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Scientific Name
Cassinia aculeata
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Dolly Bush
Status
Height
1.0m - 4.0m (100-400cm)
Flowers
Florets 6-12, flower-heads numerous in terminal clusters. Usually whitish but sometimes pale brown or pink especially in the bud stage.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Much-branched shrub
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant often rapidly colonizing cleared land.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Flowers may cause dermatitis in humans. Useful for providing quick low-level shelter (up to 3m) in mixed species windbreaks while slow growing species are established. May provide food for some parrot species. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Not 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
Achenes downy, pappus bristles very slender.each seedhead contains many small seed each with white fluffy attachment.collect seedheads when they turn dry and papery. has short after-ripening period
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed handling involves breaking up seedheads and sieving.
Germination Time
2-3 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
3-4 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Take cuttings about 15cm long in summer.
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