Detail
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Scaevola crassifolia
Coastal Fan Flower
Notes

Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast or grouped as an informal hedge, feature in borders, roadside verges and raised beds in coastal locations. Tolerates coastal exposure. Requires good drainage. Attracts native butterflies and insects, caterpillar food plant.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.2-1.5m
  • Spread 2.5-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Goodeniaceae
  • Botanical Name Scaevola crassifolia
  • Common Name Coastal Fan Flower
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Spreading, Rounded
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal dunes, Coastal footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Salt spray, Wind
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Fan-shaped
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover