Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia insignis W.Martin trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 65: 182 (1935) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves rigid, thick, coriaceous, linear-oblong, sharply acute, adaxially dark green, abaxially white sericeous, entire, capitula ca. 4cm, ligules oblanceolate, dentate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |