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Scaevola aemula 'Mauve Clusters'
Fairy Fan-flower
Notes

Uses: As an ornamental foreground or undershrub planting in semi shaded areas. Planted en-mass for erosion and weed control in borders, verges, raised beds and rockeries. Requires well-drained soils.
Responds to pruning.
Attracts native butterflies and insects, caterpillar food plant.

  • Height 0.2-0.3m
  • Spread 1-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Goodeniaceae
  • Botanical Name Scaevola aemula 'Mauve Clusters'
  • Common Name Fairy Fan-flower
  • Habit Prostrate, Spreading to ascending
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Mauve
  • Flowering Time Spring, Autumn
  • Flower Type Fan-shaped
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover