- Botanical name: Scaevola aemula 'Blue Fan'
- Common name: Blue fairy flower
- Family: Goodeniaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Deciduous
- Key features:
- Flowers
Scaevola is a relative newcomer in the garden, and has proved very successful as a basket and container annual for summer bedding. It’s semi-tropical, native to Australia, and thrives in warm sunny conditions, although it will also tolerate some shade, in pots or as edging to beds and borders.
Scaevola aemula ‘Blue Fan’ is an evergreen, upright but low-growing herbaceous perennial with almost succulent medium green coarsely toothed leaves. Masses of purple-blue fan-shaped blooms appear from spring through summer with violet blue petal lobes and yellow throats. It’s perfect for growing as bedding in rockeries and containers.
Grow Scaevola aemula ‘Blue Fan’ in full sun to partial shade in a well-drained soil. Take pots inside in autumn or offer winter protection if growing as a perennial.
How to grow Scaevola 'Blue Fan'
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Plant size
15cm height
1.5m spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun, dappled shade
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / chalky / alkaline / acidic
Plant calendar
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Do not Plant in January |
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Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
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| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Scaevola 'Blue Fan' and wildlife
Scaevola 'Blue Fan' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Scaevola 'Blue Fan' poisonous?
Scaevola 'Blue Fan' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
