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Scientific Name
Ozothamnus thyrsoideus
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Sticky Everlasting
Status
Height
3.0m (300cm)
Flowers
Heads numerous,small ,6-8 florets outer bracts brown, inner bracts white-tipped papery .
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Shrub with slender, spreading branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Marginsof wet eucalypt forest
Habitat Notes
Common as regrowth shrub in burnt or logged areas of medium high rainfall, sea level to montane.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
Plant may be highly perfumed and may welf seed. 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
Seeds with pappus of fine bristles with thickened tips. each seedhead contains many small seeds. collect entire heads into bags, but not in wet weather. check for insects
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed may have a 3-4 month after-ripening period. Surface sow or lightly cover.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
1 month
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Some success has been achieved with fresh new season's growth.Use new growth starting to harden off, except when in bud and flower.
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