Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 987

Genus ja: ヒメコスモス

Genus en: Swan river daisy

# spp.: 102 (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Asteraceae

Family ja: キク

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Distribution en: Assam, New Guinea to Australasia

Description en: Genus of 60-70 species of annuals and deciduous and evergreen, often short-lived perennials, from damp grassland, bogs, and rocky habitats in alpine and subalpine areas of Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and New Guinea. They have very variable, often finely divided foliage, and produce masses of daisy-like flowerheads, with yellow disc-florets and usually purple, blue, or white ray-florets. Grow annuals in a border, in containers, for edging, or as bedding plants; use perennials in a rock garden. In frost-prone areas, grow half-hardy and frost-tender species in a cool greenhouse.

Hardiness en: Frost hardy to frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: For annuals, sow seed at 18°C (64°F) in spring. For perennials, root basal cuttings in spring, or sow seed at 18°C (64°F) in spring or autumn, overwintering young plants under glass.

Pests en: Slugs and snails may be a problem.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja: Cassini (1816) の記載はBrachycome であったが、文法的な誤りであり、ICN 60条によってBrachyscome に訂正された。主要なオンラインリソースはBrachyscome に修正されている。

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57 by hkokubun@mac.com