Botanical Name: Common Names:
Stylidium debile Mallee Fairy Floss Frail Triggerplant, Trigger Plant,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Dense, Prostrate
Description:
Fairy Floss creates a dainty picture with it's bright green foliage setting off masses of fairy floss pink flowers which a borne in profusion from mid spring right through until autumn. A hardy little ground cover which likes damp spots and is ideal for containers or rockeries.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Lawn Alternatives, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Stylidiaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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