Coastal Blue Felicia
Felicia amelloides
Also known as: Blue Daisy · Blue Marguerite · Blue Feliciabush · Shrubby Felicia · Bush Felicia · Blue Felicia
Plantae
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Coastal scrub
- Range
- Southern Africa
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Status
- Rare
About
Coastal Blue Felicia is a perennial, evergreen, hairy, soft bush that grows as groundcover along the southern coast of South Africa. It is a member of the Asteraceae family, and is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Felicia
- Species
- Felicia amelloides