Scientific Name: Pappochroma tasmanicum

Common Name: tasmanian mountaindaisy

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Bright green rosette herb with erect flowering stem longer than leaves.

Flowers: Flower heads white to purple and terminal.

Fruit: Achenes – flattened with pappus of capillary bristles.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHobartHuon ValleyKentishNorthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

Grassland, heath and bog mainly in eastern and central mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

This genus has not been generally cultivated apart from Pappochroma stellatum.

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
SeedCuttingsDivision

Seed Information

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 with daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.