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|familia=Asteraceae

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|genus=Felicia  

|genus=Felicia

|species=amelloides

|species=amelloides

|habit=shrub

|habit=shrub

|min_zone=9

|min_zone=9

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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''.

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''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&nbsp;mm in diameter, and borne on naked stalks up to 180&nbsp;mm long.

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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.

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.

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