Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' | African Daisy | Groundcover
Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' belongs to the plant family ASTERACE and Genus Osteospermum This Groundcover prefers Well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' African daisy is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit. Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' needs summer days with high heat. African daisy does best in full sun. It likes well drained soils.
Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' is a perennial. Flowers: African daisy has daisy like saucer shaped flowers. Flowers appear in February and March. The flowers are usually a violet color, with an accent in purple.
Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' | African Daisy is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is violet. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … purple. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: daisy like saucer shaped
In the Northern Hemisphere Osteospermum fruticosum 'African Queen' starts to bloom around 02,01 blooming stops about 03,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.