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Annals of the Transvaal Museum Plant Care
Felicia filifolia Burtt Davy
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Felicia filifolia is a Southern African member of the family Asteraceae. It is a hardy, sprawling shrub growing to about 1 metre tall. Leaves are narrow (filifolia = threadlike leaves) and clustered along the twigs. When blooming it is densely covered in flowerheads with ray florets that are pink-mauve to white and disc florets that are yellow. In the wild, flowers can be found August to December.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
Annals of the Transvaal Museum grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
Annals of the Transvaal Museum (Felicia filifolia) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Felicia genus.
Annals of the Transvaal Museum displays a low mounding perennial growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Annals of the Transvaal Museum produces daisy-like flowers in shades of blue, white, or purple.
What Light Does the Annals of the Transvaal Museum Need?
Annals of the Transvaal Museum thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
Well-draining sandy soil with added compost for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Annals of the Transvaal Museum to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
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 Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
Annals of the Transvaal Museum 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 Annals of the Transvaal Museum Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 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 Annals of the Transvaal Museum?
Annals of the Transvaal Museum 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
Annals of the Transvaal Museum 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.
Annals of the Transvaal Museum thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Felicia filifolia Burtt Davy, family Asteraceae (first published in Ann. Transvaal Mus. iii. 122 (1912)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 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.
- Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- 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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