About
Brachyscome 'Royal Blue' is a resilient half-hardy daisy ideal for summer bedding arrangements, patio and balcony displays, as well as container gardens, window boxes, and hanging baskets. This versatile plant also suits sunny rock gardens, where it can flourish in dry, rocky, or shallow soils once established. It features pale to mid mauve-blue daisy blooms adorned with yellow-green to yellow-gold centers. With regular deadheading, the flowers will continue to thrive from summer into autumn. The foliage consists of fine, deeply divided leaves in a rich mid-green hue, adding to its visual appeal.
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, Hanging basket, Sub-tropical, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
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