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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Chrysocephalum semipapposum subsp. semipapposum
Common Name: clustered everlasting
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Perennial herb with tough, woody, slender rhizomes.
Height (m): 0.2 – 1
Flowers: Bright yellow flower heads In dense clusters 3-9cm in diameter. Bracts golden yellow.
Fruit: Achene with slender yellow pappus bristles.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent.
Site Tolerance
Dry
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
General Notes
Needs a sunny dry position. Cut back in winter to encourage new growth.
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Good results from seed. When seed is mature the achenes loosen in the middle of the seed head which becomes fluffy. Collect into paper bags and dry. Extract by rubbing on wire screens or 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
Several years
Seed Treatment Notes
Surface sow or lightly cover.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks