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Velvet Fanflower

Scaevola phlebopetala

Velvet Fanflower
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Velvet fanflower (Scaevola phlebopetala) is a low, mostly prostrate herb from southwest Western Australia, grown for its purple and yellow flowers that bloom from June to October. It is a sandplain plant that needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, low in nutrients.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost and prolonged cold, wet weather.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Scaevola phlebopetala, commonly known as velvet fanflower, is a herb in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.

Where it grows

It is found in southwest Western Australia growing in sandy heaths.

Other Scaevola plants

Naupaka · Scaevola acacioides · Common Fanflower · White Fan Flower · Scaevola amblyanthera · Scaevola anchusifolia · Scaevola angulata · Scaevola angustata · Scaevola archeriana · Scaevola argentea · Scaevola auriculata · Scaevola ballajupensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scaevola phlebopetala 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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