An attractive compact mounding plant that does not sucker. It has daisy flowers with a lovely contrasting golden centre can be produced all year round, with large flushes in spring and again in summer. Brachyscome multifida has various colour forms, the most common being violet-blue, as well as a white form. Great for mass planting, rockeries and containers. A very easy care plant, a light trim if it becomes untidy is all that is needed. Best flowering is in a sunny position, watering if the soil is dry for some time, fertilise in spring and early autumn. It is frost tolerant and will grow in sandy to clay loam soils.
Brachyscome multifida – Native Daisy
Family : Asteraceae
Cultivar Name:
Plant Type : Ground cover, Clumping perennial
Width : 1
Flowering Time : All year
Soil Type : Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix
Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Growth Habit : Evergreen, Mound-shaped
Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Fast growing
Scientific Name: Brachyscome multifida
Common Name : Native daisy
Height : 0.25
Flower Color :
pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Wildflower meadow
Light : Sunny, Light shade
Lifespan : Perennial
Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies, Other insects