Felicia amelloides

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Height:	⇕	16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width:	⇔	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		9 to 10
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow, blue

Scientific Names

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Felicia amelloides (blue daisy, blue marguerite) is a herbaceous perennial of family Asteraceae, native to South Africa. F. amelloides is synonymous with, and formerly known as, F. aethiopica, Aster amelloides, Aster capensis, and Aster coelestis.

F. amelloides is an evergreen shrublet usually about 0.3–0.6 x 0.5 m, but sometimes up to 1 m tall, with densely branched and frequently dark red stems, and rough, hairy, ovate green leaves. Striking blue and yellow flowers are typical of Asteraceae, about 30 mm in diameter, and borne on naked stalks up to 180 mm long.

Read about Felicia amelloides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Felicia amelloides, Voss, not Schlechter 1898 Blue daisy. Blue marguerite. An old greenhouse plant, 1-2 ft., with roundish ovate opposite lvs. and large, solitary heads of an exquisite sky-blue. There is a variegated- lvd. variety. Grown easily from cuttings. Handled like a cineraria; or, if grown from spring cuttings for winter bloom, like a chrysanthemum, but with more heat in the fall. An elegant pot-plant, and useful for bedding in a protected place. Var. monstrosa,Hort. Fls. double the size of the type. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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