Scaevola

Scaevola

Also called · Fan flower · half-flower

Small fan-shaped flowers that look cut in half. It loves heat and sun and copes with wind and dry spells.

LightFull sun
WaterWhen half dry
WhereGarden, full sun

Care tag · 71

“Sun and soil that drains: it flowers best when it is not kept wet.”

  1. 01

    Light

    Full sun. In shade it gets leggy and flowers less.
  2. 02

    Water

    When the top half of the soil is dry. In a pot in hot weather that can be every day.
  3. 03

    Soil & pot

    Any soil that drains well, or a pot with a hole. It does not like wet feet.
  4. 04

    Feeding

    A flowering feed once a month.
  5. 05

    What you'll need

    • Organic potting soil (tanah organik)
    • Flowering fertiliser
    • A pot with a drainage hole

    All available here at the nursery.

Something wrong?

  • Long, thin stems and few flowers

    Too little sun. Move it into full sun and trim the tips.

  • Yellow leaves and wilting in wet soil

    Too much water. Let it dry out and check the pot drains.

  • Untidy and woody

    Cut it back by a third. It branches out again.

Garden, full sun

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