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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Goodeniaceae |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Blue Violet |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Scaevola saligna] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F |
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Scaevola aemula 'Blue Fan' (Blue Fairy Flower) - An evergreen herbaceous perennial that grows as a low 8 to 12 inches tall by 8 to 10 inches wide or more loose groundcover with soft nearly succulent medium green colored coarsely toothed leaves. The 1 inch wide fan-shaped flowers appear in mass from spring through summer with violet blue petal lobes and yellow throats. Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate regularly to occasionally – will rebound if allowed to wilt prior to irrigation but is touchy about overwatering and heavy soils. Hardy to light frost and short durations around 30° F but is also a useful annual in colder areas. Scaevola aemula comes from a wide area in Australia from south-eastern Queensland, throughout New South Wales, Victoria south to South Australia. We received this cultivar from Ball Horticulture - it looks very much like other Scaevola aemula we have grown but has a paler more purple flowers than the New Wonder ('Newton') PP10,584 and the original 'Blue Wonder' PP10,584 which we first started growing in 1991. We also grow a series called Top Pot that has white, blue and pink forms. Ball Horticulture describes 'Blue Fan' as an upright mound forming plant rather than as a low ground hugging plant that we typically see in this species. The size we list on this page is as Ball describes it but we will know more as we see it perform in our garden.
This information about Scaevola aemula 'Blue Fan' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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