Perennials > Felicia > Felicia amelloides > Felicia amelloides
Felicia amelloides
Kingfisher Daisy, Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite
Origin: Native to temperate South Africa.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Felicia |
| Species |
| amelloides |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Aster amelloides, Aster coelstis, Felicia coelestis, Felicia capensis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-5) - 1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 34 |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A rather small sub-shrub that works well as a bedding plant. Flowers bloom in the summer and autumn as daisy-like flowers with yellow centres. |
| Landscape |
| Garden edging, flower borders, flower beds. |
| Cultivation |
| Drought-resistant; grow in poor to moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mites. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or stem-tip softwood cuttings. |
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