Botanical Name
Scaevola calendulacea
Common Name
Dune Fan Flower
Description
Dune Fan Flower is a spreading native groundcover renowned for its vibrant yellow to orange fan-shaped flowers and exceptional coastal tolerance that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This hardy species produces masses of vibrant yellow to orange fan-shaped flowers in spring to summer, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing excellent groundcover color in challenging conditions. The narrow, dark green leaves with soft texture create attractive fine-textured coverage with excellent spreading habit. Highly drought and salt tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained sandy soils and full sun positions with outstanding coastal adaptation. Perfect for coastal gardens, dune stabilization, and areas where low-maintenance native groundcover with reliable flowering creates resilient landscape displays.
Plant Category
Ground Covers
Size (H x W)
Height: 0.3-0.5 meters, Spread: 1-2 meters
Scaevola calendulacea is native to the coastal dunes and scrublands of Western Australia, thriving in well-drained sandy soils with excellent drainage and full sun exposure in Mediterranean to coastal climates with exceptional salt tolerance.
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