This plant requires good sunlight and average moisture, though brief periods of high heat and drought will not affect it much. The plant will self-clean to some extent; just tidy it up a bit to keep it looking fine all summer. It requires little in the way of fertilizer.

This low-mounding plant, native to Australia, is most admired for its blue-violet blooms that appear all summer. Blooms are star-shaped, with each of their five petals tapering gracefully. Their color is saturated and shows well atop the plant's low-growing feathery foliage. What is more, the blooms are fragrant. Naturally deer- and rabbit-resistant, this plant does well all summer. Use it in beds and containers.