Light
Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Fan Flower
Scaevola aemula
Seasonal plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Fan Flower (Scaevola aemula) has a ascending / horizontal / spreading growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: lanceolate, obovate. Flower colours recorded: blue, purple/lavender.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: ascending, horizontal, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Nemracc · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outdoor seasonal basket
Growing in a hanging basket
Give its spreading fan-shaped flowers a sunny basket with excellent drainage. Water thoroughly when needed and protect this tender plant from frost.
Use a container with drainage and a secure support rated for its fully watered weight. Check moisture at the root ball and empty collected drainage water.
Studio basket illustration. Colours, growth, basket size and availability vary.
Hanging basket care referenceBrowse hanging basket plants
Your care routine
Watering
Water regularly through active growth in draining soil.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt). Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Overwinter containers indoors or take cuttings in late summer.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.