Botanical Name: Common Names:
Arctotis hybrida Blood Red African Daisy,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Clumping, Dense, Spreading
Description:
Very hardy clumping plant with elegant silver foliage and large blood red long stemmed flowers, 10cm in diameter. Ideal for banks and rockeries, thriving in dry areas. Looks quite effective when used as a ground cover under trees and shrubs. Grows approx 25cm x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Lawn Alternatives, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Silver
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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