Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description: Brachyscome multifida 'Breakoday'
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Description: Brachyscome multifida 'Breakoday', Taken: 03 September 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 336 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Murdock, C.

Brachyscome multifida 'Breakoday'

File Number

336

ACRA Field Book Number

113

Registration Date

29/10/1987

Application Received

01/06/1984

Family

Asteraceae

Cultivar Name

Brachyscome multifida 'Breakoday'

Origin

Brachyscome 'Breakoday' is a seedling variation of the Brachyscome multifida that arose in cultivation at Lilydale, Victoria in 1979. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in June 1984. Registration was applied for by Mrs M E McAllister of Lilydale, Victoria.

Characteristics

This cultivar grows to ca.200m tall by up to 800m wide. The heads are a deep mauve in colour and up to 20mm across. Diagnosis: B. 'Breakoday' has a more compact habit and heads with deeper coloured ray flowers than the more usual form of the species. It is also immediately distinct because of its darker and broader leaf lobes.

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. Some flowers are produced all year but the main seasons are spring and summer. 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. Propagation must be by vegetative means to ensure retention of the cultivar's features. It grows well as far north as Cairns.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1989), Garden Cultivars of Australian Plants. Australian Plants 15(121): 193; Hort Journal Australia Feb 2020 Vol 12, Issue 7, Page 41

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966ray florets: violet blue group 92Adisk florets: near yellow green group 151Cfoliage: near green group 13A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth most of the year

Applicant Name

Mrs M E McAllister

Uses

As part of a mass planting or large display pots.

Availability

Kuranga Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC336, ACRA272/115, CBG8703956/8406535

NSL ID

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