Description: Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
Photographer: C.J.Hook
Photographer: C.J.Hook
Description: Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
Photographer: C.J.Hook
Photographer: C.J.Hook
Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
- File Number
- 1722
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1794
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 18/09/2021
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Cultivar Name
- Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
- Origin
- Open pollination Presumed parent Brachyscome multifida. Peg McAlister ANPSA Daisy Study Group
- Characteristics
- Low spreading shrub or groundcover 0.2-0.4m x 1m. Some flowers are produced all year but the main seasons are spring and summer.
- Cultivation
- The cultivar arose in cultivation in 1979 and has been produced commercially since that time by Park Native Nurseries of Park Orchards in Victoria. It is an excellent plant for use as a ground cover, especially in rockeries but also has an application for use in pots or hanging baskets. Full sun and adequate moisture are required for maximum flowering potential. The plant can withstand moderately dry conditions. It has been damaged by severe frosts in Canberra, but quickly recovers with the advent of warm weather.
- Publication
- Austrailian Brachyscomes, Australian Daisy Study Group, 1995, p156
- Colour Coding
- RHS 1995; Ray florets Violet Group 87A, Disc florets Yellow Green Group 151B, Leaves Yellow Green 147A, stems Greyed Purple 187A
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Applicant Name
- Paul Carmen
- Uses
- Groundcover suitable for mass planting or mixed in a rockery, or display pots and hanging baskets
- Availability
- Widely available from specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -