African Daisy (Osteospermums) Plant Profile

African Daisy (Osteospermums) Plant Profile

African Daisy (Osteospermums spp.) is a tender perennial that is sold as a cool-season annual. It thrives in the shoulder seasons of our Mid-Atlantic growing year—similar to pansies and sweet alyssum. They are hardy to USDA Zones 9 through 11.

They have a daisy-like bloom that is available in a range of colors from pinks to peaches to purples and bicolors.

African Daisies prefer to grow in full sun in evenly moist, but well-draining soils. They do well in containers.

They attract pollinators and are an ideal cut flower.

To encourage blooming, add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant them and apply a liquid fertilizer every two weeks after that.

Deadhead them frequently. In the summer, you can cut the whole plant back to encourage new growth and flowers by autumn.

They do not usually grow true from seed, but you can propagate them from cuttings or experiment by collecting the seeds and seeing what you get from them.

African Daisy (Osteospermums spp.): You Can Grow That!

The video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine as part of our Plant Profile series for Mid-Atlantic USA gardeners.

Audio and text by Kathy Jentz

Video and editing by Cassie Peo

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