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Scaevola virgata

Scaevola virgata
Photo: Ian McMaster, CC BY-SA 3.0

Scaevola virgata is a small, much-branched perennial subshrub from Western Australia, with white to pale blue flowers from July to November. It suits well-drained, sunny sites like its native heath and rocky scrub.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or rocky mix.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Scaevola virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is a perennial, much-branched, small shrub has white to blue flowers and endemic to Western Australia.

Where it grows

This scaevola grows in heath or scrubland in rocky soils on the Ogilvie Plains and Watheroo.

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 virgata 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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