Scientific Name: Brachyscome radicans
Common Name: marsh daisy
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Dwarf perennial herb with stolons.
Height (m): 0.2 – 0.3
Flowers: White or mauve daisy flowers borne on long stalks. Flower heads to 2cm.
Fruit: Achene
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent in swampy ground.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Waterlogged
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Clay, Fertile, Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Highly suitable for cultivation as a ground cover and as a container plant. Should adapt to most soils.
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. Seed is tan-brown and releases easily from the seed heads when ripe. Collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand.
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
Success from seed varied; fresh seed is vital.
Germination Time
2-7 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated by division.