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Cut-leaf daisy Brachyscome multifida

When it flowers

Brachyscome multifida, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia
Brachyscome multifida, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia. Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Brachycome multifida (flowers). Location: Maui, Kula Experiment Station
Brachycome multifida (flowers). Location: Maui, Kula Experiment Station. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Brachyscome multifida 'White Delight', Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
Brachyscome multifida 'White Delight', Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Low mound of fine leaves covered in mauve daisies for months.

A cheerful, long-flowering daisy for edges, pots and rockeries. Trim after a flush of flowers to keep it tidy.

In the garden

  • Pots and containers
  • Rockery
  • Mass planting
Flowers
Small mauve daisies with yellow centres.
Leaves
Finely divided, bright green leaves.
Attracts
Pollinating insects and butterflies

Growing conditions

Climate
Subtropical and temperate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Sandy and loam
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Moderate frost
Water
Some dry spells

Planting and care

Grown from
Cuttings

Pruning

Shear lightly after flowering.

Where it comes from

Native to
New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria

Where to buy

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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