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Pale fan-flower Scaevola albida
Also called Small-fruit fan-flower
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
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Low, spreading groundcover with white to pale mauve fan-shaped flowers for months.
A hardy, mat-forming plant from south-eastern Australia with small, fan-shaped flowers in white to pale mauve from spring to autumn. Good for edges, rockeries and hanging baskets.
In the garden
- Leaves
- Small, toothed, mid-green leaves.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects and butterflies
- Flowers
- Small white to pale mauve fan-shaped flowers.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
- Climate
- Subtropical, dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Sun or part shade. Space 50 cm apart.
Pruning
Trim back by a third after a flush of flowers to keep it dense.
Care
Water in long dry spells. A light feed in spring helps flowering.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Order
- Asterales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
- Natural range
- Grassland and open forest of south-eastern Australia.
Cultivars and forms
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Mauve Clusters fan-flower
Scaevola albida 'Mauve Clusters'
0.1–0.2 m, groundcover
Groundcover, 0.1–0.2 m tall, 0.6–1 m wide
Full sun to part shade- 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
Where to buy
Widely available.
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Further reading
- Scaevola albida on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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