fan flower, scaevola

Petite, fan-shaped flowers in periwinkle blue, pale pink and white with a yellow eye that are prolific bloomers in summer heat over a well branched, spreading/trailing, semi-succulent habit that is also self-cleaning. Scaevola are wonderful heat and drought tolerant plants that can be used as annual groundcovers in the landscape or as “spillers” in sunny, mixed container gardens.

Grow in sunny areas, well-drained, amended soil or containers. Feed with a slow release fertilizer, Osmocote® or Plant-tone®. Follow label instructions. No deadheading needed. Trim once a month if growing leggy. Mulch 2″ to suppress weeds, retain moisture and protect against extremes of soil temperature.