Dampiera diversifolia 'Southern Blue' - Native Blue Groundcover

Dampiera diversifolia 'Southern Blue' is a low, spreading Australian native groundcover that carpets the ground in intense royal-blue flowers from spring through summer. A great pick for Ballarat and cold-climate gardens, it shines in rockeries, borders, slopes, hanging baskets and pots.

Features

• Vivid deep blue flowers over a long season
• Dense, suckering, mat-forming habit
• Attracts native bees and other pollinators
• Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established

Size

Approx. 10–20 cm high x up to 1 m wide. Supplied in a 140 mm pot.

Growing tips

• Full sun to part shade
• Well-drained soil; avoid heavy, waterlogged ground
• Handles light frost; in Ballarat's heavier frosts, plant in a sheltered, sunny north- or west-facing spot
• Light trim after flowering keeps it dense

Chosen by Navigators Nursery, Ballarat's frost-hardy plant specialists.