White Scaevola Plant Care
Scaevola albida (Sm.) Druce
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Scaevola albida, commonly known as pale fan-flower or small-fruit fan-flower, is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a prostrate to ascending perennial herb with egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, sometimes with toothed edges, pale blue or white fan-shaped flowers and elliptic fruit.
Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for White Scaevola?
White Scaevola grows best in full sun to partial shade.
Where Is the White Scaevola Native To?
What Is the White Scaevola?
White Scaevola (Scaevola albida) belongs to the Goodeniaceae family within the Scaevola genus. White Scaevola is native to eastern Australia. White Scaevola is also known as Fan Flower.
White Scaevola displays a low spreading groundcover growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . White Scaevola produces fan-shaped flowers in shades of blue, purple, or white.
What Light Does the White Scaevola Need?
White Scaevola thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a White Scaevola?
Well-draining sandy soil mix with added organic matter. Good drainage is essential for White Scaevola to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a White Scaevola?
Repot every 1-2 years in early 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 White Scaevola?
White Scaevola can be propagated through softwood cuttings, seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to beach cabbage plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the White Scaevola Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list White Scaevola, 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 White Scaevola?
White Scaevola 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
White Scaevola 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 Scaevola genus — compare its care with other Scaevola species on PlantoScan.
Scaevola is part of the Goodeniaceae plant family — browse all Goodeniaceae genera and species.
White Scaevola thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Scaevola Species
Other Scaevola species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Scaevola albida (Sm.) Druce, family Goodeniaceae (first published in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 644 (1917)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list White Scaevola, 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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