This Beautiful Variety is available in lovely mixtures and a multitude of colours, they make the perfect burst of colour to add to any seemingly bleak garden and are easy to care for.
The name Osteospermum is derived from Greek words, meaning "Bony Seed" due to the petite black seeds produced by the African daisy at the end of its flowering lifespan.
Growth: low height 12 to 36 Inches
Light Requirements: Full Sun & Part Shade
Pests: Aphids, Slugs.
Cold Hardy: Rarely
Propagation: Cuttings September / October
Origins: Africa & Arabia.
Perennial Family: Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae.
Annual Family: Dimorphotheca
Other Names: African Daisy - Osteospermum - Daisy bush - Cape Daisy
- Miriam's Garden 29/06/2022
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