Scientific Name: Ozothamnus obcordatus

Common Name: yellow everlastingbush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Dwarf to small shrub with slender or spreading branches from near base.

Height (m): 0.5 – 1.5

Flowers: Golden yellow flower heads about 0.5cm across in dense almost flat clusters.

Fruit: Achene with slender pappus.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartKentishNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally abundant on dry hills. Tolerates light to moderate frosts.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Regular pruning is advisable. Plants will tolerate full sun to partial sun or shade.

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

Seeds are mature when the centre of the seed head becomes loose and individual achenes are easily removed.

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

Some species have a 2 month dormancy. Surface sow or cover lightly.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can also be propagated from cuttings of firm young growth but can be difficult to strike. Old, hard growth can be extremely difficult.