Scientific Name: Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius

Common Name: swamp everlastingbush

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Small to medium shrub with ascending to erect branches and woolly white bark.

Height (m): 1.5 – 3

Flowers: Flower heads about 0.2cm across, inner bracts small, white; outer bracts pink to reddish.

Fruit: Achene

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
HeathRiparian
Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in wet peaty heaths. Hardy to light or moderate frosts.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Soils need to be well-drained even though plants tolerate extended wet periods. Responds well to pruning from an early age. Adapts to open, sunny or semi-shaded sites.

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 be propagated from cuttings which strike readily.