Download Queensland Darling Downs GMI ... - Grow Me Instead
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Photo: Norwood Industries<br />
HOW IT SPREADS<br />
Photo: immij floramedia<br />
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Cosmos<br />
Cosmos bipinnatus<br />
This feathery leaved annual<br />
can reach 1.5m in height but<br />
is more often seen 'en masse'<br />
600-900mm high.<br />
It bears an abundance of daisy<br />
like blooms in spring with spot<br />
flowering at other times.<br />
Colours include shades of<br />
pink, purple, red and white.<br />
It seeds freely and can quickly<br />
establish stands in natural<br />
areas.<br />
As this plant is 'free seeding' it only takes a single plant to<br />
establish a broad colony on roadsides and other natural<br />
areas.<br />
The plant can also regenerate from a small piece of stem, so<br />
effective disposal of garden waste is important.<br />
Golden Everlasting Daisy<br />
Xerochrysum bracteatum<br />
This Australian annual or shortlived<br />
perennial, varies in habit from<br />
prostrate to a shrubby plant of<br />
about 1 m in height.<br />
The leaves are grey-green in colour<br />
and the deep golden flower heads<br />
are borne from spring through to<br />
late winter.<br />
The individual flowers are formed<br />
into a large cluster surrounded by<br />
large papery bracts.<br />
The Golden Everlasting Daisy has<br />
been cultivated for many years and<br />
a number of improved forms have<br />
been selected for cultivation.
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