PlantSale Plant care guide

Fairy Fan-flower

Scaevola aemula 'Purple Fanfare' · Goodeniaceae

A spreading native groundcover smothered in fan-shaped mauve-purple flowers from spring through autumn. A fast, hardy carpet and trailing container plant for sun.

At a glance

Habit: Groundcover
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Well-Drained, Sandy Soil
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Tender
Mature size: 0.3 m H × 1 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Long-Flowering, Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Pots & Containers
Erosion Control
Bee & Pollinator
Water-Wise
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Rabbit-Resistant