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Fairy fan-flower Scaevola aemula
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Long-flowering groundcover with purple-blue fan-shaped flowers.
Each flower looks like half a daisy. Popular in pots, hanging baskets and borders, where it flowers for months.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Purple-blue fan-shaped flowers.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects and butterflies
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Climate
- Dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Where it comes from
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia 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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Further reading
- Scaevola aemula on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)