General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 11
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| Plant Height: |
12 to 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
12 to 24 inches |
| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Blue
White
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Division
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Blue Daisy
- Blue Marguerite
- Aster
- Accepted: Felicia amelloides
- Synonym: Aster rotundifolius
Posted by
KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 10, 2020 1:37 PM concerning plant:
Use blue Felicia in small groups near the front of a border or in drifts in a large informal bed. Cut blooms for bouquets.
Posted by
Maypop95 (North Florida - Zone 9a) on Jul 31, 2022 9:25 AM concerning plant:
One of several plants sold as 'Blue Marguerite Daisy', distinguished from compact forms of F. aethiopica by opposite leaves.
While I'm mostly seeing it native to areas with average summer highs in the 70s along the southern African coast, this plant has continued to survive in N FL despite daily 90s simply by moving their containers to loose dappled shade (via Cassia) / morning sun. They even still throw a few flowers though the petals are paler than they were.
I haven't seen much pollinator interest here. I suspect they appeal to smaller wasps/bees and hoverflies which are spoiled for choice in my garden.
I only purchased these plants this past spring so it is too soon to recommend them in my conditions but I'm pleasantly surprised so far. I'm curious of how they'll perform in the fall when it's no longer 93 degrees with nighttime lows of 78 lol
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