| Common name | - |
| Scientific name | Scaevola aemula 'Purple Fanfare' |
| Family | Goodeniaceae |
| Etymology | Genus: Latin, scaevola, little hand. Referring to the dried flowers supposedly resembling a withered hand. Species: Latin, aemulus, rivalling, more or less equalling. |
| Distribution | Occurs from south-eastern Queensland down the eastern seaboard as well as in western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia including Kangaroo Island. There are disjunct occurrences in southern Western Australia which could be referrable to other species such as Scaevola cuneiformis. |
| Native habitat | Generally found along coastlines. |
| Description | A spreading, sprawling groundcover with purple fan-shaped flowers. |
| Flowering/fruiting | Blooms most of the year. |
| Location in Garden | We use this plant in our annual and perennial displays around the base of the Connections Garden, in the Visitor Centre Carpark and around Lakeside. |
| | Relatively short-lived, it only lasts for 18 months to 2 years but it is such a spectacular plant that it’s worth the effort. It's ideal in mass plantings and also grows well in hanging baskets or containers. Plant in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. |
