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Goodeniaceae
Fan Flower
Scaevola aemula
Uniqueness and individuality.
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Genus
- Scaevola
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.5-1.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The fan-shaped flowers have petals on only one side, giving them a unique half-flower appearance found in very few plant families.
- The genus name Scaevola comes from the Latin for 'left-handed,' referencing the Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola.
- Fan Flowers are self-cleaning, meaning spent blooms drop off naturally without deadheading.
- In its native Australia, it grows along coastal sand dunes where salt spray and sandy soil deter most other plants.
- The Goodeniaceae family to which it belongs is almost exclusively Australian, with over 400 species on the continent.
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