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Asteraceae
Blue Marguerite
Felicia amelloides
Cheerfulness, joyful surprise, blue happiness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Felicia
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- Tender perennial
- Height
- 30–60 cm (12–24 in)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- Tender perennial
Did you know
- Blue marguerite has bright sky-blue daisies that look exactly like a classic European daisy but in a color almost no daisy ever achieves—a fresh forget-me-not blue with a sunny yellow center.
- The genus name 'Felicia' comes from the Latin 'felix,' meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'—a perfect name for one of the most cheerful flowers on Earth.
- It's a tireless bloomer—from spring through fall in temperate climates, and year-round in mild Mediterranean ones, with a single plant producing hundreds of fresh blue daisies daily.
- Native to the Cape Province of South Africa, blue marguerite grows wild on coastal dunes and rocky outcrops, where it's adapted to drought, salt spray, and lean soil.
- Despite its delicate look, felicia is famously easy to grow from cuttings—a single 4-inch cutting can become a foot-wide flowering plant in a single growing season.
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cheerfulness
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joyful surprise
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blue happiness