About African Daisy

African Daisy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Shasta Daisy Gloriosa Daisies Painted Daisy Pyrethrum Daisies

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 88 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune regularly, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, Cough, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OSTEOSPERMUM

7.2 Common Name

African daisy or Blue-eyed Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी डेज़ी

7.2.2 In German

African Daisy

7.2.3 In French

marguerite africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

margarita africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική μαργαρίτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

africano margarida

7.2.7 In Polish

Gerbery

7.2.8 In Latin

African primula

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Osteospermum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

‎Calenduleae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of African Daisy

Want to know the properties of African Daisy? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. African Daisy is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. African Daisy Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cold, Cough and Stomach pain
Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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African Daisy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about African Daisy. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. African Daisy physical information is as follows: 15.20 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Arrowhead. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink and Magenta
Leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of African Daisy

Taking African Daisy Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of African Daisy include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune regularly and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of African Daisy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of African Daisy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. African Daisy is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Shasta Daisy Gloriosa Daisies Painted Daisy Pyrethrum Daisies. This plant's habitat is gardens and Grassland and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.