Whirlwind® Starlight™ Fan Flower

Whirlwind® Starlight™ is a spreading fan flower with white and purplish-blue blooms above green foliage. Its compact, mounding and trailing growth suits containers and hanging baskets, where stems can cascade over the rim. ## Growing Conditions Grow in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil. The selection is listed for USDA zones 10–11, and is commonly grown as a warm-season annual in cooler regions. The existing catalog dimensions of 8–14 inches high and 18–24 inches wide are consistent with the consulted plant profile. ## Flowers and Uses The patent identifies DSCAWINDST and describes freely branching plants with bicolored flowers and early, abundant flowering. A retail plant profile reports flowers from planting until frost, heat and drought tolerance, bee and butterfly visits, and self-cleaning blooms. Sources: [Plant Addicts plant profile](https://plantaddicts.com/whirlwind-starlight-fan-flower) · [U.S. plant patent](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP32689P2/en) · [NC State Extension species profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scaevola-aemula/) ## Maintenance Water regularly during hot, dry periods, especially in containers. Trim damaged or overly long stems as needed; routine deadheading is unnecessary.