The yam daisy once covered vast swathes of Victoria and was a staple of the Indigenous Victorians who cultivated it in great numbers.Sadly the introduction of sheep who grazed this plant to the point of extinction. I have heard it described as looking like dandelions but I fail to see the similarity both flower and foliage are distinctly different.
I have found the cultivation of this food crop to be relatively simple. It needs good loamy soil and loves wood ash. Also seems to enjoy commercial potting mixes
I have plants 3 months from seed and ready to plant out.
There is no doubt in my mind that this is a plant that has evolved under cultivation, it does not like to be ignored and requires division each year preferably in Autumn. The biggest tubers should be removed for consumption and younger ones replanted.
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