Scientific Name: Olearia hookeri Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: crimsontip daisybush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: A slender, sticky shrub, apparently hairless (but with tiny glandular hairs).

Height (m): 0.6 – 1

Flowers: Flower heads usually solitary without stalks. Florets usually bluish-purple 20-30.

Fruit: Achene, hairy, pappus in young flowers purplish at the tips, light brown when dry.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchy
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Occasional in the east and south-east near Hobart.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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 heads which appear fluffy. Collect into paper bags and allow to dry. Rub and sieve seed.

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 fresh seed should be used. Seed should be surface sown or covered lightly. Little viable seed produced by some species.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings of firm young growth.