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Purple Fuzzweed

Vittadinia cuneata

Also called Woolly Vittadenia

Purple Fuzzweed
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Vittadinia cuneata, the fuzzy New Holland daisy, is a small Australian daisy that is an upright annual or perennial, 10 to 40 cm tall, with pale blue or mauve flowers. It is a hardy native suited to sunny, well-drained spots and is grown mainly in native and dry gardens.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil, including sand, clay or limestone.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to warm climates; tolerates frost in most of its native range.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Australia

About

Vittadinia cuneata commonly known as fuzzy New Holland daisy,it is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright perennial with variable leaves, blue or mauve flowers and grows in all mainland states of Australia and Tasmania.

Where it grows

Fuzzy New Holland daisy is a widespread species and grows in a variety of different habitats including sand, clay and limestone in woodland and mallee in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.

Other Vittadinia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vittadinia cuneata 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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