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![Image of Scaevola aemula New Wonder ['Newton']](https://www.smgrowers.com/imagedb/Scaevola_BlueWonder.jpg )
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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Goodeniaceae |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Blue |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Scaevola aemula 'Newon'] |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 3-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F |
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Scaevola aemula New Wonder ['Newton'] PP10,584 (Fairy Fan Flower) - An evergreen herbaceous perennial that grows as a low 1 foot tall sprawling mat to 3-5 feet wide with soft nearly succulent medium green colored coarsely-toothed leaves. The 1 inch wide fan-shaped flowers appear in mass from spring through summer with violet blue petal lobes and yellow throats. Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate regularly to occasionally - will rebound if allowed to wilt prior to irrigation but is touchy about overwatering and heavy soils. Hardy to light frost and short durations around 30° F but is also a useful annual in colder areas. This plant was hybridized in 1990 at Genisingen, Germany and is the result of a cross made from an unidentified seedling selection of Scaevola aemula, as the male or pollen parent, with the Scaevola aemula cultivar 'Blue Wonder' PP7,929. It was issued a US Plant Patent 10,584 in 1998 under the name Scaevola aemula 'Newton' and this patent has since expired. At the time this newer cultivar was compared to 'Blue Wonder' and noted to have smaller less dentate leaves, a more compact habit, to initiate flowering earlier on a shorter inflorescence and to be more resistant to Pythium and Verticillium. We grew S. 'Blue Wonder' from 1991 and switched to this cultivar in 2000 but discontinued growing it in 2009 in favor of the Top Pot Blue.
This information about Scaevola aemula New Wonder ['Newton'] displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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