Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Felicia amelloides - Blue Marguerite Daisy
Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy) on the Victoria and Albert Museum Fabric Fragment, Object Number Circ.352-1955, c. 1814.
Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy) growing in modern garden.
Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy) published as Cineraria amelloides in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1794, Vol. 7, Plate 249.
Common Names: Blue Marguerite Daisy, Cape Aster 
 
Description: Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy) is a member of the Aster family (Asteraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, Vol. 5, p. 76 recorded this Cape of Good Hope native was first cultivated in England in 1794. 
 
Quilts with Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy): 
 
  • Shelburne Museum, Tree of Life Medallion Quilt, Chintz Quilts: Unfading Glory, pp. 30-31, early 19th century 
 
Chintz with Felicia amelloides (Blue Marguerite Daisy): 
 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Fabric Fragment, Object Number Circ.352-1955, c. 1814



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