Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 11
- Height: 10 inches
- Bloom Season: Early to late summer
- Bloom Color: Blue
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Some sand to clay, pH 5.5 - 7.5
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 70F
- Average Germ Time: 30 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Lightly cover seed with topsoil no more than 1/8 inch
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 6 - 9 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Blue Daisy
The Blues Blue Daisy (Felicia Heterophylla Blue) - If blue is one of your favorite colors, you will need to start some of this Blue Daisy seed! The Blues Blue Daisy has a profusion of gorgeous sky-blue flowers that rise above tidy, compact foliage. Blue Daisy Felicia seeds are easy and fast to grow. Felicia Heterophylla will make a charming addition to the flower garden or as a mass planting that will create a carpet of blue. They are excellent container plants requiring full sun and moderate watering. This annual is a member of the daisy family and native to South Africa. This true-blue daisy has 3/4 inch flowers of pale blue with a dark blue center. The foliage is lance-shaped, gray-green and nicely scented.
For the earliest blooms, start the Blue Daisy seed indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the end of frost season. Lightly cover the flower seeds with 1/8 inch of soil and keep the seeds moist until germination. Blue Daisy Felicia plants will continue to bloom strongly if spent flowers are removed regularly.