How to Grow Scaevola

When you want pretty flowers cascading from a container in hot, dry conditions, choose scaevola - also called fanflower. Trailing several feet in ideal conditions, this annual (grows just one year) produces pretty fan-like blooms in brilliant blue.

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Instructions

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  Buy healthy, green plants with no signs of wilting or disease.
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  Choose a site with full sun and average, well-drained soil. Or fill a container with ordinary potting soil.
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  Plant scaevola in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Space plants 6 to 8 inches apart.
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  Pinch ends of stems to promote branching and fuller, more attractive plants.
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  Keep soil evenly moist.
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  Pinch faded flowers or trim off leggy, poorly flowering stems to promote longer blooming.
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  Fertilize every four to six weeks or work in a slow-release fertilizer (or plenty of compost) at planting time.
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  Tear out and discard plants in the fall, after frost fells them.

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