Felicia clavipilosa Plant Care
Felicia clavipilosa Grau
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Felicia clavipilosa is an upright, richly branched shrub of up to 60 cm (2 ft) high, that is assigned to the family Asteraceae. It has alternately arranged leaves, and flower heads with 3–4 whorls of involucral bracts with many yellow disc florets in the centre.
Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for Felicia clavipilosa?
Felicia clavipilosa grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the Felicia clavipilosa?
Felicia clavipilosa (Felicia clavipilosa) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Felicia genus.
Felicia clavipilosa displays a low mounding perennial growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Felicia clavipilosa produces daisy-like flowers in shades of blue, white, or purple.
What Light Does the Felicia clavipilosa Need?
Felicia clavipilosa thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Felicia clavipilosa?
Well-draining sandy soil with added compost for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Felicia clavipilosa to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Felicia clavipilosa?
Repot every 1-2 years in spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Felicia clavipilosa?
Felicia clavipilosa can be propagated through seeds, stem cuttings. Similar propagation techniques also apply to journal of south african botany plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Felicia clavipilosa Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Felicia clavipilosa, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Felicia clavipilosa?
Felicia clavipilosa is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Felicia clavipilosa is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Felicia genus — compare its care with other Felicia species on PlantoScan.
Felicia is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Felicia clavipilosa thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Felicia Species
Other Felicia species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Felicia clavipilosa Grau, family Asteraceae (first published in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 363 (1973)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Felicia clavipilosa, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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