Felicia Species, Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite

This low maintenance plant flowers year-round in my West Hollywood, California garden. I have one mound that is 15 years old, and still robust.

Felicia amelloides:

The Latin root word indicates 'happy' - as this plant's growth habit alludes. I have grown this plant ...Read Moreonly in containers and usually performs well. During extreme summer heat and humidity, plant can suffer, and if in pot or container, benefits from a light misting or watering to cool off. Probably best in morning sun/afternoon shade in hot and humid climates. If it wilts irreparable damage may occur even though considered drought-tolerant.

I have never experimented with trying to overwinter in a garage or basement, nor have I tried to squeeze some hardiness zones into it.

Probably one of the few effective true blue flowering plants, and even more rare, a blue daisy family member, it should receive wider attention in temperate climates as a possible bedding annual subject.

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It's a lovely compact annual plant here in Lincoln, Nebraska. However, it stops blooming in mid-August. Too bad it doesn't continue til t...Read Morehe 1st frost...

In coastal Massachusetts, this beautiful South African daisy performs impressively in sunny locations as an annual and a container plant....Read More Once established, it dependably withstands our midsummer heats and droughts. Cultivar "Capetown Blue" is best for bloom quantity and continuity, though the straight species has larger flowers and even more intense blue color. All forms remain effective in the landscape well into the autumn. The plant overwinters well on a cool, sunny windowsill.

Hints say 'do not overwater' but I have them in the ground near landscaping sprinkers - they got soaked 3-4 times a week & not only do fi...Read Morene but are speading wildly. They get sun/partial shade. My wife calls the 'blue tanks' as they have pushed into other areas of the garden!

This daisy flowers all Winter. Leaving cutting it back until Spring can result in a very leggy plant that drops dead when cut back hard. ...Read MoreA mid-season trim can prevent this. However I find the plant layers itself quite readily and is easily grown from cutting so I always have a few in pots to replace any losses. The daisy is a genuine blue, and is lovely with Spring bulbs.

Great daisy flowers. grows to 30cm high. Drought tolerant however without water during dry spells it can look quite straggly.Great for ro...Read Moreckeries pots and flower beds. Trim it lightly after flowering to promote bushiness and remove old flowers. Good evergreen perennial. pokerboy.

Grows 1-2 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide when left untrimmed. Flowers close at night and on overcast days. Cool-season annual in zones 7-8, ...Read Moreperennial in zones 9-11, but difficult to keep looking healthy beyond the first year. Mostly pest-free, though aphids, beech scale, scab, or caterpillars can cause trouble.