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Paper daisies create eye-popping display

GardenDrum

GardenDrum

August 14, 2015
Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mt Annan

Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

Carpets of paper daisies are one of Western Australia’s real eye-candy flowers. If you’re in Sydney, you can also enjoy a spectacular display, at The Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan every September, when thousands of pink and white daisies bloom together for one big WOW.

Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mt Annan

Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

Designed by Landscape Planning Officer Geoff Duggan, the paper daisies – Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea ‘Rosy Everlasting’, Rhodanthe manglesii ‘Mangles Everlasting’ or ‘Silver Bells’ and Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia ‘Showy Everlasting’ spread out before the Connections Garden, and are instantly visible as you arrive at the Gardens.

Netting tunnels protect seedlings from ducks

Netting tunnels protect seedlings from ducks

Preparing the display takes months of careful planning and protection work, as the local ducks find the young seedlings quite irresistible. Correct soil preparation is vital followed by the delicate task of seed planting.

Paper daisy weeding at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

Paper daisy weeding at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

Then from late June to mid-August, specially-designed netting tunnels cover the plants to exclude the voracious ducks, and hand-weeding requires a real balancing act. But what a result!

Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

Paper daisies at The Australian Garden, Mount Annan NSW

The Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan is open every day from 8am to 5pm during spring with free entry.

Let’s see your best pics of this beautiful flower garden on Instagram #paperdaisymtannan

And you can learn how to make this paper daisy eye-candy in your own garden at The Australian Garden Mount Annan website

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Gangadharan K V
Gangadharan K V
7 years ago

It is very nice to watch and mind blooming. Thanks.