Perennials > Felicia > Felicia amelloides > Felicia amelloides 'Variegata'
Felicia amelloides
'Variegata'
Variegated Blue Daisy, Variegated Kingfisher Daisy, Variegated Blue Marguerite
Origin: The species is native to temperate South Africa.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Felicia |
| Species |
| amelloides |
| Cultivar |
| 'Variegata' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 5 - 1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 34 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 0.5 - 1 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 and 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. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by stem-tip softwood cuttings. |
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