Scientific Name: Argentipallium obtusifolium
Common Name: blunt everlasting
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Perennial herb or undershrub, much-branched and woody at the base.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.4
Flowers: Flower heads solitary at ends of branches, white, outer florets with pistils.
Fruit: Achene with pappus bristles finely barbed.
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Habitat Notes
Local near the north coast and in the islands of Bass Strait.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect entire seed heads into paper bags and allow to dry. Do not collect in wet weather. Rub seed heads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. Sieve to clean.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.
Seed Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Needs light to germinate. For best results with daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.