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Scientific Name
Podolepis jaceoides
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Showy Podolepis, Showy Copper-wire Daisy
Status
Height
0.3m - 0.8m (30-80cm)
Flowers
Daisy-like flowers, solitary or few heads per group. Ray floretsbright yellow; disc, yellow.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Herbaceous subshrub with perennial rootstock.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent from sea level to mountain summits. Tolerate most frosts.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Roots are edible and were used by early European settlers and Aborigines. Has excellent potential as a plant for borders, containers and floral displays. Plants tolerate extended dry periods but respond very well to extra watering. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect seed when achenes loosen in the centre of the seedhead and heads deveop a fluffy appearance. extract by rubbing on fine wire screens or by hand. sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May have low viability.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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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