How to grow African Daisies - Osteospermum
African Daisies
This is a great day to send out some nature vibes your way from my garden. The following photos are taken by me during the summer growing season. I plant these yearly as they are one of the butterflies favorite flowers and my resident wild rabbits do not eat them.
African daisies prefer full sun and really love rich, well-drained soil conditions. Regular watering is essential, as well as a monthly application of fertilizer to keep them blooming abundantly. These beautiful daisies are treated as an annual flower as they are only hardy to zones 10 and 11.
They will slow down their blooming during extreme heat waves, but when the weather cools a bit, a new flush of blossoms will emerge. They average a height of 15-24 inches tall, this makes them perfect for container gardening. Pinching out the spent flowers will help them to continue flushing new blossoms. However, do not pinch off the blossoms at night thinking they are dead, as they close up their petals in the evenings. ;-)
Until next time, this is Sunscape...
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Beautiful. Thanks for the pics.
You are very welcome, I am glad you enjoyed them.
Hi @sunscape,
Nice post, thanks!
This one's for you:
She is a beauty, I love the violet shade of that one. Thanks for sharing it with me. Have a great weekend
Thanks, you too!
completamente bellas
Thank you very much, have a great day@carwilva
thank you for share this beautiful pics @sunscape
nice, beautiful shots!
Thank you very much @bluestreak!
Beautiful flowers, Beautiful bee too ^^
Thank you, I really love the bees in the garden
Thanks for the tutorial! It's such a lovely flower.
Thank you very much, it is one of my favorites for the butterflies
wow! great post, nice pics, thanks for sharing! keep on steeming! upvote!!
Thanks @runicar for the nice compliment, I am faithful to post daily my many passions. ;-)
Beautiful flowers and a very detailed explanation. I really like this post :-)
Thank you very much, I appreciate your compliment. Have a great weekend.
You are welcome :-)
I love these little fellas - great for filling space in the borders, pots and baskets... here in the UK they can be a bit susceptible to our wet winters too - but occasionally (and without much rhyme or reason) will overwinter... when they do it's like seeing an old friend return after a long break... bliss. And following @steemee's trend - here's some for you too - English grown (by an Irishman!) x
Thank you for sharing your beauties with me/us. They are gorgeous. We can not get them to come back as our ground freezes for too long.
Nice ones! 👍🏼
Thank you!
Thank you for my flower today! The picture with the bee in it is super cool!
You are most welcome, I love the bee he was really enjoying the nectar. Have a great weekend