Schoenia cassiniana – Pink Clusters Everlasting Daisy

This delightful and showy everlasting daisy grows in a wide range of areas in Western Australia, and is one of the contributors to the tourist attracting wildflower display there every year after good autumn rains. An annual plant, it has furry leaves and stems and clusters of flowers with yellow centres surrounded by pink papery bracts in late winter, spring through to summer (depending on the time that seed is sown or when rain events trigger germination). Frost tender.

Sow seed in autumn to winter, direct where they are to grow or in pots, rake in lightly but do not cover seed too deeply with soil, keep moist but not wet until germination.

The flowers dry well for use in flower arrangements and other uses. Pick stems to be dried in the morning or during the day and hang upside down in an airy place until dry.


Plant Information

Plant Type - Ground cover, Clumping perennial
Common Name - Pink Cluster Everlasting Daisy
Scientific Name - Schoenia cassiniana
Family - Asteraceae
Cultivar Name - Pink Clusters Everlasting Daisy
Other Common Name -
Minimum Height - 0.3
Maximum Height - 0.5
Minimum Width - 0.2
Maximum Width - 0.4
Flower Colour - White, Yellow, Pink
Flowering Time - Spring, Summer, Winter
pH Level - Acid, Neutral
Soil Type - Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix, Poor soil
Plant Environment - Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant, Wildflower meadow
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen
Life Span - Annual, Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained
Propagation Method - Seed
Frost Tolerance - Not frost tolerant
Plant Usage - Feature plant, Wow factor
Special Uses - Cut flower, Pipe and drain friendly
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
Angus Cultivar - No