Scaevola taccada
SEA LETTUCE TREE, HALF FLOWER
Goodeniaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

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Origins: Australia, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan, Tropical Asia, Pacific Islands, NT, QLD, WA

Other Botanical Names: Scaevola sericea

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Scaevola taccada
SEA LETTUCE TREE, HALF FLOWER
Goodeniaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

FEATURES

Flowers: white & mauve

Flowering Time: early spring to late autumn

Ornamental Fruit: white


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush, coastal, mediterranean & tropical designs

Uses: formal screen, formal hedge, shade tree, windbreak, informal screen, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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