Plant Profile: Felicia amelloides

Taxonomy: Felicia amelloides

Names

Blue Daisy, Blue Daisy Bush, Blue Felicia, Blue Marguerite, Felicia

  • Photo of Felicia amelloides (Felicia amelloidess)

Phonetic Spelling:fe-LEESH-ee-uh am-el-OY-deez

Genus:Felicia

Species:amelloides

Family:Asteraceae

A member of the daisy family, this plant originates from South Africa. Although it can thrive as a perennial in regions without frost, it is typically cultivated as an annual.

Felicia amelloides Feature Summary

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Tags

#annual
#blue flowers
#tender perennial
#daisy-like
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats

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Felicia amelloides Feature Summary

Attributes
Perennial
Annual
Whole Plant Traits
Annual
Herbaceous Perennial

Felicia amelloides Attributes

Felicia amelloides: Country Or Region Of Origin

South Africa

Felicia amelloides: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Felicia amelloides Whole Plant Traits

Felicia amelloides: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Felicia amelloides Flowers

Felicia amelloides: Flower Color

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Blue
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Gold/Yellow

Felicia amelloides: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Felicia amelloides: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Felicia amelloides: Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Felicia amelloides: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Felicia amelloides Leaves

Felicia amelloides: Leaf Color

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Green

Felicia amelloides: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Felicia amelloides Stem

Felicia amelloides: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes