Other Names:  Brachyscome, Brachycome

Group/Class:  Surdaisy® Series

Brand:  Suntory

Description:

A mounded-spreading variety producing lush green, ferny foliage smothered with bright white daisy-like blooms; early blooming, lasting throughout the growing season; well branched, great for use as groundcover or in patio containers

Ornamental Features

Surdaisy® White Swan River Daisy is covered in stunning white daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid fall. Its ferny leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Surdaisy® White Swan River Daisy is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Surdaisy® White Swan River Daisy is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Surdaisy® White Swan River Daisy will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average conditions that are neither too wet nor too dry, and is very intolerant of standing water. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Surdaisy® White Swan River Daisy is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.