Botanical Name: Common Names:
Osteospermum fruticosum Alba White African Daisy, syn Dimorphotheca,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Colourful and popular trailing perennial with open, daisy-shaped, bright white flowers highlighted against aromatic dark green foliage. Flowers best in Spring and Autumn. Great to use as a groundcover. Grows approx. 25cm tall x 170cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Groundcover, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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