Life Cycle
Annual
Plant Characteristics
Fan-Shaped Blooms
Growth Habit
Spreading
Bloom Season
Spring–Autumn
Flavour Profile
Ornamental
Suitable for
Outdoor
Seed Type
Non-GMO
Plant Type
Flowering Annual
Planting Season
Spring
Fruit Size
N/A
Plant Height
Low
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Hardiness Zones
9–11
Container Garden
Yes
Plant Spacing
25–30 cm
Planting Depth
Surface
Growing Conditions
Well-Drained
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Scaevola (Fan Flower) a popular flowering plant?
What makes Scaevola (Fan Flower) a popular flowering plant?
Scaevola, commonly known as Fan Flower, is admired for its distinctive fan-shaped blooms, trailing growth habit, and long flowering season, making it a popular choice for hanging baskets, containers, borders, and ground cover plantings.
Where can Scaevola be grown?
Where can Scaevola be grown?
It grows well in flower beds, borders, rock gardens, hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers with well-drained soil in a location that receives full sun to partial shade.
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Yes, the nectar-rich blooms may attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinating insects during the flowering season.
Can Scaevola be used in hanging baskets and containers?
Can Scaevola be used in hanging baskets and containers?
Yes, its naturally spreading and cascading growth habit makes it well suited for hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, and as an attractive edging or ground cover plant.
Does removing spent flowers encourage continued blooming?
Does removing spent flowers encourage continued blooming?
Yes, removing faded blooms helps maintain a neat appearance and may encourage continued flowering under suitable growing conditions.
Does Scaevola provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Does Scaevola provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Yes, healthy plants produce abundant fan-shaped blooms and attractive green foliage throughout the flowering season, adding lasting color, texture, and ornamental appeal to gardens, containers, and hanging baskets under suitable growing conditions.