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Goodenia daviesii

Goodenia daviesii
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Goodenia daviesii, hairy velleia, is a small softly hairy annual herb from inland Western Australia, grown mainly as a wildflower for its lilac to white blooms. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and grow it from seed.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; it is adapted to dry conditions.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining soil.
Temperature
Tolerant of warm, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Goodenia daviesii, commonly known as hairy velleia, is a species of flowering plant in the Goodeniaceae family and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is an annual herb with lyre-shaped, pinnatifid leaves and lilac to white flowers.

Where it grows

Goodenia daviesii grows in scrub and steppe grassland in the Coolgardie, Great Sandy Desert and Murchison bioregions of inland Western Australia.

Other Goodenia plants

Coopernookia scabridiuscula · Coopernookia strophiolata · Goodenia affinis · White Goodenia · Clasping Goodenia · Goodenia anfracta · Goodenia angustifolia · Goodenia arachnoidea · Goodenia arenicola · Goodenia argillacea · Toothed Velleia · Goodenia armitiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodenia daviesii 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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