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    OSTEOSPERMUM
    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
    • 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 ecklonis compacta
    White daisy flowers which are indigo-blue on the reverse
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    Available again from June 2026
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    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Sennen Sunrise'
    Whitish-pink with purple centre
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50 £9.38
    OSTEOSPERMUM 'Snow Pixie'
    African daisy
    Compact, white flowers.
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50 £9.38
    OSTEOSPERMUM SummerSmile 'Orange'
    African daisy
    Yellow-orange
     
    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
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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