Botanical Name: Felicia amelloides
Common Name: Blue Marguerite \ Blue Felicia

 

Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to late Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.50
Spread (m) : 0.50
    
Notes : Genus of about 80 species. Fast growing, low, bushy perennial. Bears blue daisy-like flowers with bright yellow centres on long stalks from Spring to Autumn. The foliage is aromatic. In the warmer parts of the country the plant will bloom for most of the year. Use as an edging to a border or mass plant to form a groundcover. Also grows well in a rockery.

 

Not fussy about soil, but it must be well-drained. Water well throughout the year. Will tolerate light shade, but prefers full sun. Cut back after flowering to keep neat and encourage another flush of flowers. Propagate from seed sown in March or April or from cuttings.