Botanical Name: Common Names:
Arctotis stoechadifolia Orange African Daisy,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Clumping, Dense, Mat Forming, Prostrate, Spreading
Description:
A hardy, clump forming plant with silver-grey foliage and orange daisy-like flowers occurring for most of the year. Suitable for mass plantings, rockeries or borders. Performs best in full sun and will tolerate extended periods of dry and coastal conditions.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Sooty Mould
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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