Scientific Name: Leucophyta brownii

Common Name: cushionbush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Shrub, rigid and spreading, wiry interlacing branches form silvery mounds.

Height (m): 0.5 – 1

Flowers: Terminal clusters, many tiny white heads with 2-3 florets.

Fruit: Achene

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKing IslandLatrobeWaratah-WynyardWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Common, particularly in the north on coastal dunes, cliffs and headlands.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Well adapted to a range of well drained soils, including those that are alkaline. Needs abundant sunshine, tolerates frost and drought but dislikes warm to hot conditions. Especially suitable for coastal planting. Overwatering can cause death.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grows well from seed. Round seed heads contain numerous achenes. Cut heads with secateurs, dry, break up by hand or rub against wire screen. Do not collect in wet weather.

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

Fresh seed recommended. Surface sow or cover lightly.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Cuttings of semi-hardwood growth strike readily.