Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Brachyscome multifida 1 synonym: Brachyscome marginata var. multifida |
| Common Name: | Cut Leaf Daisy , rocky daisy , Hawkesbury daisy |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Clay, Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 40 cm x 1 m |
| Foliage: | Very narrow pinnate leaves about 3-6 cm long |
| Flowers: | Prolific single blue, mauve, pink or white daisy flowerheads held above the foliage on erect on stems. Flowers most of the year, peaking in Spring and Summer. |
| General Comments: | Fast growing, low spreading perennial. Moist clay soils, tolerating dryness once established. Tolerates full & partial sun. This is our most popular plant, effective as mass plantings, over retaining walls, in rockeries, as container plants and to soften borders. Spreads by underground suckers and roots to form a clump making it useful as a soil binder. Removal of spent flowerheads will encourage new ones. Pruning is beneficial. |
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