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Riceflowers
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white, pink, mauve, lemon and gold; fresh or dried
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| species |
Ozothamnus
diosmifolius |
Asteraceae |
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Cassinia leptocephala |
| Cassinia aureonitens |
| site |
full sun,
shelter from wind |
| soil |
well
drained sand to loam |
| spacing in rows |
60 - 100cm
x 3m |
| plantout size |
7 - 10cm,
3 - 4 mths. |
| plantout to harvest |
12-18 mths. |
| water use |
low |
| nutrition
need |
medium |
| harvest months |
Sep - Oct |
| harvest time |
5 - 14 days |
| stem lengths |
60 - 100
cm |
| yield |
30 stems,
year 2 |
| vaselife |
14 - 21
days |
| productive life |
1 - 3
years |
| pests |
nematodes |
| problems |
short harvest period |
| varieties |
[ Pale Pink ] [ Dark Pink ] [ Mauve ] [ Yellow Cassinia ] |
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