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Brachycome iberidifolia (Swan River Daisy)

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Plant Type: Annual
Uses: Cutting Bed, Rock Garden, Edging, Container, Border
Propagation: Seeds
Habit: Compact
Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: White, Blue, Rose, Purple
Blooms: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Width: .5 ft.
Height:.75 - 1.5 ft.
Fertility: Rich
Soil: Neutral, Well-Drained
Zone: 1 - 11

Half-hardy Annual. Pure enchantment to grow. A multitude of small, daisy-like flowers of blue, purple, rose and white are borne above and among the feathery, fern-like leaves of this annual in spring, summer and early autumn. Annual from Australia. Start seeds under glass in February or March. Pinch out tips of young plants to encourage bushiness. Ideal for sunny edges, cut flowers, containers, or rockeries, the dark-centers of the flowers are good accents for floral arrangements. Very effective in mass plantings in borders, planters and window boxes. Does not do well in heavy and infertile soil; shelter from the wind, deadhead to promote further blooms. This is not a particularly long-blooming plant so successive sowings every three weeks will insure continuous blooms. Fall sown seeds will bloom in spring in a greenhouse. Lightly clip if your plant thins in summer.