Stiff Daisy Fresco Candy - Brachyscome angustifolia 'Fresco Candy'

Brachyscome angustifolia 'Fresco Candy' is one of those native perennials that simply refuses to stop flowering. Candy pink daisy-shaped blooms appear from spring through summer and into autumn, sitting above dense, fine green foliage in a display that is cheerful, consistent, and genuinely low effort. At just 25cm tall and spreading to 30 to 60cm wide, it is a compact, fast-growing plant that fills space quickly and rewards minimal care with months of continuous colour.

A butterfly attractor and a genuine all-rounder, 'Fresco Candy' thrives in full sun through to semi shade, tolerates clay, loam and sandy soils, and once established is highly drought, frost, and wind tolerant. These qualities make it one of the most versatile low-growing natives available for Melbourne gardens, coastal plantings, rockeries, and low water garden designs where reliable performance matters more than constant attention.

Whether you are mass planting for a sweep of pink across a garden bed, tucking it into a rockery or retaining wall, trailing it from a hanging basket or container, or using it as a groundcover along a border, 'Fresco Candy' delivers. A low phosphorus slow-release fertiliser and occasional moisture during dry periods is all it needs to keep performing season after season.

Key Features:

• Soil: Adaptable to clay, loam and sandy soils; good drainage preferred, tolerates a wide range of conditions.
• Light: Full sun to semi shade; flowers most prolifically in a full sun position, tolerates semi shade well.
• Watering: Low once established; keep moist during dry periods while young, then reduce as drought tolerance develops.
• Fertiliser: Low phosphorus slow-release fertiliser only; use a formulation specifically designed for Australian natives to avoid root damage.
• Maintenance: Very low maintenance; a light trim after each main flowering flush encourages fresh growth and a new round of blooms, keeping the plant compact and tidy.
• Flowering: Spring, Summer and Autumn; one of the longest flowering native daisies available, often with only a brief rest period in winter.

'Fresco Candy' is a fast grower that establishes quickly, making it one of the best choices when you need groundcover results in a short timeframe. For the densest coverage, plant at 30 to 40cm spacings and allow one season to knit together. Regular light trimming after each flowering flush is the single most effective way to keep the plant compact, floriferous, and looking its best throughout the long flowering season.

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