Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Allittia cardiocarpa synonym: Brachyscome cardiocarpa |
| Common Name: | swamp daisy |
| Status: | DISABLED: Unavailable for now & possibly forever |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 10-30 cm x 20 cm |
| Foliage: | Tuft of dark green to purplish grass-like leaves 4-30 cm x 1-3 mm. Remnants of old leaves often retained. Some narrow leaves on flower stems. |
| Flowers: | Single white or blue daisy flowerheads 4cm wide held on long erect stems above the leaves from June to December |
| General Comments: | Fast-growing tufted perennial herb. Attractive daisy grown in groups in soil which does not dry out. Useful for use in rockeries, containers and boggy areas. Nectar for butterflies. |
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