Scientific Name: Ewartia catipes Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: diamond cushionherb
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Perennial herb forming loose mats with many branches decumbent or ascending.
Flowers: Flower heads daisy-like, about 0.5cm across, white ray-florets, white to crimson/rusty brown centre.
Fruit: Achene with downy hairs and pappus bristles slightly thickened towards the tip. Sometimes free, sometimes joined and falling in small groups.
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Habitat Notes
Local in exposed places on mountains of the west and of the Central Plateau. Also found in the eastern mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Has been grown in the ground or as a container plant with limited success. Needs plenty of sunshine and very well drained soils. Tip pruning from an early stage helps keep plants compact. If grown in shade plants can suffer dieback.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
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
For best results with daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.
Cutting & Division Information
Usually propagated from cuttings or by division of layered stems