Isotoma ‘Fairy Footsteps’

Common Name:
Fairy Footsteps

Description:
Isotoma ‘Fairy Footsteps’ is a delicate, low-growing ground cover that produces a carpet of starry mauve-lavender flowers above finely textured green foliage. Bred for a compact habit and profuse blooming, this variety brings softness and whimsical charm to garden edges, rockeries, stepping stone paths, and containers. In Melbourne gardens, ‘Fairy Footsteps’ thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soil. It begins flowering in spring and continues through the warmer months, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. The plant forms a tight mat and tolerates light foot traffic, making it ideal for planting between pavers or along informal paths. While it enjoys regular moisture, it is reasonably drought-tolerant once established and benefits from a light trim after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth. Its graceful form and fairy-like flowers make it a favourite for cottage and informal garden styles.

Form:

• Ground Cover

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 5–10 cm

• Width: 40–60 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Mauve

• Lavender

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Bee Attracting

• Perennial

• Herbaceous

• Suitable for Rockeries

• Suitable for Between Pavers

• Ground Cover

• Low Maintenance

• Light Foot Traffic Tolerant

• Fast Growing

Toxicity:

• Mildly toxic if ingested — may cause irritation in pets or humans

Companion Plants:

• Thymus serpyllum

• Dianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’

• Campanula poscharskyana

• Ajuga reptans

• Scaevola ‘Mauve Clusters’

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.