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    OSTEOSPERMUM
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    OSTEOSPERMUM

    Commonly known as African daisy

    (DIMORPHOTHECA) All produce a succession of daisy flowers from MAY-SEPT and require a hot sunny well drained site. Normally only despatched in late spring and early summer.

    Genus of about 70 species of evergreen subshrubs, perennials and annuals, mostly from southern Africa but also from the Arabian Peninsula. mainly found in grassland, on rocky mountains, or at forest margins.

    A favourite for garden hedges.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for their daisy-like flowerheads. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
    • Place of origin
      Southern Africa
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • harmful if eaten
      Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably rabbits and rodents
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    Osteospermum - Growing Guide
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    Varieties
    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Cannington Roy'
    Hardy and long established perennial form with purple tipped white flowers
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    OSTEOSPERMUM ecklonis compacta
    Spreading but compact habit with white flowers which are indigo-blue on the reverse. In a normal winter this will easily survive as a hardy perennial
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Sennen Sunrise'
    Whitish-pink with purple centre
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Snow Pixie'
    African daisy
    Compact, white flowers.
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    OSTEOSPERMUM 'SummerSmile Orange'
    African daisy
    Yellow-orange
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Not available until May 2025
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    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Tresco Purple'
    Spreading habit and dark purple daisy-like flowers flushed white on the reverse. This is a fairly hardy perennial in milder locations
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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