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Brachyscome dentata

Brachyscome dentata
Photo: Bill Strong, CC BY 3.0

Brachyscome dentata, lobe-seed daisy, is a tufted perennial daisy native to Australia, with white or mauve flowers and a yellow centre. It grows best in open, sunny spots with well-drained soil and is mainly seen in native grasslands and floodplains rather than gardens.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil; tolerates heavy clay in its native range.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range of temperatures typical of southern Australia; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Brachyscome dentata, commonly known as lobe-seed daisy, is a tufted perennial herb in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It has mostly white or mauve daisy-like flowers, a yellow centre and pale green leaves. It is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

In Victoria it grows in southern districts to Geelong, east to Barnawartha and west to Wimmera, growing in a variety of habitats including grasslands on basalt, sandy loam in woodlands and heavy clay. In New South Wales it is a widespread species throughout the state in a variety of habitats, usually in floodplains. In Queensland it is found growing in the Darling Downs.

Other Vittadinia plants

Purple Fuzzweed · Purple Fuzzweed · Narrow Leaf New Holland Daisy · Vittadinia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyscome dentata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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