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Image Credit: Julie Ayre – with permission
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Image Credit: Julie Ayre – with permission
Scientific Name: Podolepis decipiens
Common Name: showy copperwire-daisy
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Herbaceous undershrub with perennial rootstock.
Height (m): 0.3 – 0.8
Flowers: Daisy-like flowers, solitary or few heads per group. Ray florets bright yellow; disc, yellow.
Fruit: Achene
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent from sea level to mountain summits. Tolerates most frosts.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Has excellent potential as a plant for borders, containers and floral displays. Plants tolerate extended dry periods but respond very well to extra watering. Roots are edible and were used by early European settlers and Aboriginal people.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect seed when achenes loosen in the centre of the seed head and heads develop a fluffy appearance. Extract by rubbing on fine wire screens or by hand. Sieve to clean.
Seed Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
May have low viability.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks