Blue Daisy is a South African native that brings cheerful sky-blue blooms to gardens from June through August, with daisy-like flowers featuring golden centers that can reach 1.5 inches across. Hardy in zones 10-11 as a perennial, it grows as a compact, woody-based subshrub reaching 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. In cooler northern climates, gardeners grow it as an annual for reliable summer color, while in the South it thrives in milder seasons before heat slows its bloom. This long-flowering performer attracts butterflies and pollinators throughout its growing season, rewarding consistent care with months of showy blooms.
12
Full Sun
Moderate
10-11
24in H x 24in W
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Blue Daisy produces masses of sky-blue, yellow-centered flowers from early summer through August, creating a cheerful display that butterflies find irresistible. The blooms hold strong in cool northern summers, often flowering into fall, though hot and humid southern climates may slow flowering by midsummer. Its compact, bushy form fits easily into borders, containers, or mixed plantings, and it needs only moderate water and full sun to flourish, making it both beautiful and low-fuss.
Blue Daisy is grown primarily as an ornamental flower plant for summer color in gardens, containers, and mixed borders. Its showy blue and yellow blooms attract pollinators and butterflies, making it valuable in pollinator gardens. In warmer zones, it serves as a reliable perennial addition to landscape beds; in colder regions, gardeners treat it as an annual to enjoy its extended summer bloom.
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Start seeds indoors about 6 to 8 weeks prior to your last spring frost date. This timing allows seedlings to develop sturdy root systems before transplanting outdoors, ensuring good bloom production by summer.
Harden off seedlings gradually to outdoor conditions before transplanting after the last frost date. Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart in full sun with well-drained soil.
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“Felicia amelloides hails from South Africa, where it evolved as a hardy subshrub adapted to bright sunlight and well-drained conditions. The plant arrived in cultivation through horticultural trade, becoming popular in temperate and Mediterranean climates where its long bloom season and cheerful flowers appealed to gardeners seeking reliable summer color. Its common names, blue daisy and blue marguerite, reflect how gardeners have embraced it as a cottage garden staple and container favorite.”