Felicia Felicitara Blue ('Wigetablue'PBR)
Bushy subshrub about 30-60cm tall, usually grown as a bedding plant, with rough, hairy dark green leaves to 3cm long. Produces bright blue, daisy-like flowerheads to 5cm across, with yellow centres, on wiry stems from summer to autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Yellow | Green | ||
| Autumn | Blue Yellow | Green | ||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Felicia can be annuals, perennials or evergreen sub-shrubs, with linear to obovate leaves and daisy-like flower-heads, mostly with blue-violet rays and yellow disk florets
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun, suited to patio containers
Propagation
Propagate by stem-tip softwood cuttings in late summer and overwinter in a greenhouse
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Bedding
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pinch back young shoots to encourage bushiness, remove spent flowers to prolong flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mite under glass
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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