Osteospermum

Care Guide

Description:

African Daisies are a trailing evergreen perennial that blooms with bright yellow, orange, purple, white, or pink flowers from Spring to Fall.

Other names:

African Daisies

Other Names

African Daisies

Plant Summary

Size:

30cm – 90cm (h) x 30 – 60cm (w)

Flowers:

September – March

Growth Rate:

Fast

Origin:

Watering Needs

Light Preference

Maintenance

Frost Sensitivity

Osteospermum

care guide

When to ferilise

September – October

How to Fertilise

Mix in 3:1:5 or 5:1:5 fertiliser or an organic pelletised fertiliser, or well-rotted manure in early spring.

African Daisies benefit from deadheading which will encourage them to continue flowering throughout the season.

Pruning leggy or tall plants

Cut the African Daisies back at the beginning of spring. Cut all stems back to approximately 7-8cm.

Osteospernum prefers a well drained soil with average fertility (see feeding). Not being picky plants, except for their love of sun, African Daisies can be planted in chalk, loam, or sand.

Preferred Soil pH for Osteopermum: Alkaline or neutral.

African Daisies are drought telerant, and only needs watering every 2 weeks.

However, do not allow them to dry out, so keep tabs on your Osteospernum during hot spells.

When

Spring to mid fall

How to encourage flowering

Encourage your African Daisies to continue flowering through deadheading.

Osteospermum

propagation

Osteopermum are easy to propagate through seed.

When to propagate

Spring, or fall if winters are mild in your region.

How to propagate Osteopermum

African Daisies are easy to plant – you simply need to sprinkle the seeds on top of your soil in a starter tray to plant them.

Place your starter tray in a sunny area.

You should see seedlings sprout within two weeks. Once they are 5 – 7.5 cm high, you can transplant them into individual pots.

Once the last frost has passed, you can transfer them to your garden.

Summary

Size:

30cm – 90cm (h) x 30 – 60cm (w)

Flowers:

September – March

Growth Rate:

Fast

Origins

Watering Needs

Light Preference

Maintenance

Frost Sensitivity

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Osteospermum

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