Felicia Amelloides "Blue Marguerite" 4L

Felicia amelloides

(Blue Marguerite / Blue Daisy)

Product Description

Felicia amelloides is a cheerful, compact flowering shrub best known for its bright sky-blue daisy flowers with yellow centres. A South African favourite, it adds long-lasting colour to gardens, patios, borders, and containers. This plant is fast-growing, easy to maintain, and excellent for attracting bees and butterflies, making it ideal for water-wise and low-maintenance gardens.

Size When Fully Grown

• Height: ± 40–60 cm
• Width: ± 40–60 cm
• Neat, rounded growth habit.

Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun
  • Best flowering occurs in full sun.
• Soil: Well-drained, light sandy or loamy soil
• Watering: Moderate
  • Drought-tolerant once established; avoid waterlogged soil.
• Climate: Well suited to most South African climates
  • Performs especially well in coastal and mild inland regions; light frost tolerant.
• Maintenance: Low
  • Regular dead-heading and light pruning encourage continuous flowering and compact growth.

Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)

• Best Time to Plant: Spring and early autumn
• Main Flowering Season: Spring through summer, often into autumn
• Seasonal Note: Evergreen in mild climates; flowers best during warm, sunny months.