Scientific Name: Senecio gunnii
Common Name: mountain fireweed
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Bluish herb with stolons, stems first prostrate and rooting then erect.
Height (m): 0.5 – 0.6
Flowers: Yellow flowers in terminal groups.
Fruit: Achene
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Habitat Notes
Common in grassy heath and grassland in the eastern mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed heads become fluffy and come away from heads easily when mature. Collect entire seed heads into paper bags and allow to dry. Rub seed heads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. Sieve to clean.
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
Surface sow or lightly cover. Seedlings may be prone to damping off so the use of capillary watering may be helpful. Some species lose viability quickly and many species are best sown when daily temperatures are around 15-20°C.
Germination Time
2-5 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated from cuttings.