Felicia amelloides

Felicia amelloides
Felicia amelloides.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Felicia
Species: F. amelloides
Binomial name
Felicia amelloides
(L.) Voss
Synonyms

Aster rotundifolius Thunb.
Cineraria amelloides L.[1]

Felicia amelloides, the blue marguerite[2] or blue daisy,[3] is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa. F. amelloides is synonymous with, and formerly known as, F. aethiopica, Aster amelloides, Aster capensis, and Aster coelestis.

Felicia amelloides at San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas, California, USA.

F. amelloides is an evergreen shrublet usually 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) wide, but sometimes up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall, with densely branched and frequently dark red stems, and rough, hairy, ovate green leaves. Striking blue composite flowers with prominent yellow centres, about 30 mm in diameter, and borne on naked stalks up to 180 mm long.

This species is much cultivated, and in the temperate world is usually grown as a half-hardy annual in pots, window-boxes, hanging baskets, and other summer bedding schemes for parks and gardens. Drought- and wind-resistant, it requires a sheltered aspect in full sun, and does not tolerate frost.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1995-05-21). "Taxon: Felicia amelloides (L.) Voss" (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Felicia amelloides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=789
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