Scientific Name: Olearia glandulosa

Common Name: swamp daisybush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Shrub with slender, erect branches.

Height (m): 1 – 2

Flowers: Small stalked white daisy flowers in flat topped tufts at the ends of branches.

Fruit: Achene with a feathery attachment called a pappus.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDevonportFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationRiparianWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Found in soaks and wet places, lowland to alpine and sub-alpine.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

General Notes

Bird attracting. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

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

When seed is mature the achenes loosen in the centre of the seed head which appears fluffy and individual achenes should release easily from seed head.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Storage Life

Short

Seed Treatment Notes

For best results fresh seed should be used. Surface sow or lightly cover.

Germination Time

3-5 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings.