Scaevola Plant

English Name: Fairy Fan FlowerType: Flowers

Scaevola is a plant genus in the family Goodeniaceae. It contains approximately 130 species, commonly called scaevolas, fan-flowers, half-flowers, or (after these plants' Hawaiian name) naupakas. Their scientific name is Latin for "left-handed" and like some of the common names refers to the peculiar flower shape which looks as if it has been horizontally cut in half.