| Description | Fan Flower ABC's (Scaevola aemula) A heat-loving annual plant commonly used in containers. |
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| Pronunciation | (skay-VO-la)(ay-MEW-la) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | well drained, intolerant of wet heavy soils |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | Plants have no trouble with heat, "chewing it up and spitting it out with disdain". (Alan Armitage) |
| Flowers | Solitary blue to white flowers are found in the axils of the leaves. |
| Leaves | Procumbent stems with alternate fleshy leaves. |
| Dimensions | Depending on the variety 8-18 inches tall. spreading to 24 inches |
| Maintenance | pinching or cutting back to promote fullness |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to eastern and southern Australia. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced into the United States in the mid 1990's. |
| Misc Facts | plant’s Latin name means ‘left-handed,’ referring to the one-sided nature of the blooms |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) #76-Annuals for Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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