Podolepis jaceoides
| Podolepis jaceoides | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Podolepis jaceoides (common name: copperwire daisy)
Propagation: Seed - sow early to mid spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts[1].
If you have plenty of seed it is worth trying a sowing outdoors in situ in late spring[1].
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a light well-drained soil in a sunny position[1].
Plants tolerate temperatures down to at least -7°c in Australian gardens[2], but this cannot be translated directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers and longer, colder and wetter winters. They are usually grown as an annual in Britain[1][3], but could possibly succeed as a perennial in the milder areas of the country.
Range: Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Habitat: Rich soils, especially around the margins of salt marshes, up to the alpine zone[4]. Open forests and grasslands[5].
Edibility: Root[6]. No more details are given.
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: P. acuminata. P. robusta. (Maiden.&Betch.)J.H.Wallis. Scalia jaceoides.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg. Australian Native Plants. Collins, 1988.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.
- ↑ Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.