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Products > Plants - Browse Alphabetically > Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna'
 
Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna' - Silver Goodenia

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
Image of Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna'
 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Goodeniaceae
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Height: <1 foot
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna' PPAF (Silver Goodenia) - A mounding perennial to 4 to 8 inches tall to nearly 2 feet wide with tufts of large soft silver-gray leaves that ly flat. From the middle of these tufts appear bright lemon-yellow flowers nearly year-round with peaks from early spring to late summer. Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil with little to occasional irrigation - do not overwater and only fertilize with products that have low or coated phosphorus. Hardy to 20 °F. A great plant for a mass planting, edging, the rock garden or as a container plant. This plant is in the same family as the popular Scaevola. This plant is a selection of Goodenia affinis, a plant native to southern Western Australia that was selected and developed in Australia by Passionwood Perennials, Bilpin, New South Wales and is marketed in the U.S. by Proven Winners. It currently has a U.S. Plant Patent Pending. 

The information about Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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