COMMON NAME:
► Scaevola “New Wonder”
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
► Scaevola aemula
GROWERS HINTS:
► You are going to love this plant! (pronounced skuh-vo-luh) Introduced in 1991, New Wonder, is a spectacular blue or white bloomer. You can use this anywhere you use geraniums. They grow big and beautiful, give them lots of root space. Neat and tidy stems continue to bloom, getting longer as they flower. Prune to shape when needed.
GROWTH HABITS:
► Scaevolas are tough, hardy down to 32° and tolerant of the beach front. Repot when needed to a larger pot. You will know it is time when you can no longer keep it moist and the roots are showing at the top.
SHADE/SUN:
► Sun
FEEDING AND WATERING:
► Water: In a basket /container, give plenty of water. (Lots of water, daily, until you repot.) Repot when needed to a larger pot. You will know it is time when you can no longer keep it moist and the roots are showing at the top. You may of course transplant it anytime you want.
► For hanging baskets you will want to move Scaevola into a large (20″ or more) basket. Once established in the ground, they thrive with normal garden watering.
► Fertilizer: This is an Australian native, therefore it does not like a high phosphorus fertilizer (high middle number). Our own Weidners Good Stuff fertilizer also has a low amount of phosphorus and may be used.
FLOWER/FOLIAGE COLOR(S):
► Blue or White flowers. Ever-blooming, it only slows down in mid-winter.
SEASON(S) CARRIED AT WEIDNERS:
► Spring/Summer
CONTAINER OR GROUND?
► Great as a medium area ground cover, fabulous in big pots or the ground. Hard to provide enough water as a basket, likely you will need to pot it up into a larger size.
PARTICULAR PESTS:
► Occasionally aphids
