Scientific Name: Nablonium calyceroides Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: spiny everlasting
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Small perennial with basal rosette of leaves, white underneath.
Flowers: White daisy on stout erect stem 4-8cm long, outer bracts greenish, papery margins.
Fruit: Achene
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Habitat Notes
Wet flats behind dunes, margins of lagoons, on Bass Strait islands and a few localities on the west coast.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Waterlogged
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed heads contain many achenes. Collect entire heads, rub against fine wire screens or break up by hand. When mature, achenes should release easily from seed head. 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
Surface sow or lightly cover.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings.