About
Brachyscome angustifolia 'Billabong Mauve Delight' PBR is a versatile tender perennial that thrives in summer bedding arrangements, patio displays, containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. This cultivar is known for its abundant mauve-purple daisy blooms featuring yellow-green centers, which appear from summer and continue into early autumn. The plant is complemented by its finely lobed, mid-green foliage, which adds a delicate texture to any setting.
About the genus
Brachyscome includes annuals, deciduous, and evergreen perennials, characterized by their finely dissected foliage and daisy-like flower heads. These plants typically display rays in shades of purple, blue, or white, accompanied by yellow or purple disk florets, blooming for extended durations.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Spreading branched, Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Sub-tropical, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants, Hanging basket
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow on in warm frost free conditions. Acclimatise plants before planting outside in early summer. Pinch out growing points while the plants are small to encourage branching and more stems. Regular pinching will create a well balanced compact plant that is perfect for container cultivation. Will grow in any well drained soil in sun.
- Pruning
- Pinch out growing tips regularly when young for a well-balanced and well-branched plant. Trim off the spent flowers after the first early summer flush, to encourage repeat flowering. Careful and regular dead-heading can prolong the flowering display well into autumn.
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free