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Graceful Vittadinia Plant Care
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
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Vittadinia gracilis, known by the common name woolly New Holland daisy, is a perennial shrub mostly seen in the southern parts of Australia. It is a member of the family Asteraceae. A small plant, 10 to 40 cm high with erect stems. Leaves are flat or folded on the centre, linear to narrow lanceolate or spathulate, 10 to 40 mm long, 2 to 7 mm wide. Stems form annually from a woody base with a coating of dense, fine white hairs, less often seen on the leaves. The specific epithet gracilis is derived from the Latin adjective gracilis ("slender", "thin", or "graceful").
Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for Graceful Vittadinia?
Graceful Vittadinia grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the Graceful Vittadinia?
Graceful Vittadinia (Vittadinia gracilis) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Vittadinia genus. Graceful Vittadinia is also known as Aster behrii, Aster humilis, Aster pumilus.
Graceful Vittadinia displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Graceful Vittadinia produces small daisy-like flowers in white, pink, or purple.
What Light Does the Graceful Vittadinia Need?
Graceful Vittadinia thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Graceful Vittadinia?
Well-draining sandy soil with added organic matter for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Graceful Vittadinia to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Graceful Vittadinia?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Graceful Vittadinia?
Graceful Vittadinia can be propagated through seeds, division of clumps. Similar propagation techniques also apply to wedge-leaved vittadinia plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Graceful Vittadinia Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Graceful Vittadinia, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Graceful Vittadinia?
Graceful Vittadinia is susceptible to aphids, whiteflies, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Graceful Vittadinia is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Vittadinia genus — compare its care with other Vittadinia species on PlantoScan.
Vittadinia is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Graceful Vittadinia thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb., family Asteraceae (first published in Brunonia 5(1): 54 (1982): (1982)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Graceful Vittadinia, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: DavidFrancis34 from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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