Plant Library

Other Names:  Swan River Daisy, Brachycome

Group/Class:  Fresco Series

Brand:  Danziger

Description:

A compact-mounded variety producing toothy green foliage; pretty lavender daisy flowers appear above, and will rebloom without deadheading; heat tolerant and low maintenance; great for gardens, borders, patio containers and hanging baskets

Ornamental Features

Fresco™ Purple Brachyscome is covered in stunning lavender daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall, which emerge from distinctive dark red flower buds. Its tiny serrated pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Fresco™ Purple Brachyscome is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Fresco™ Purple Brachyscome is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Fresco™ Purple Brachyscome will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity extending to 6 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Fresco™ Purple Brachyscome is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.