Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Russia/Siberia
South Africa
Types
Shrub
Shasta Daisy
Gloriosa Daisies
Painted Daisy
Pyrethrum Daisies
Number of Varieties
34
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
gardens, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-710-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
6-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune regularly, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Cough, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
OSTEOSPERMUM
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
African daisy or Blue-eyed Daisy
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
अफ्रीकी डेज़ी
In German
Mikrobiota
African Daisy
In French
microbiote
marguerite africaine
In Spanish
microbiota
margarita africana
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
Αφρικανική μαργαρίτα
In Portuguese
microbiota
africano margarida
In Polish
mikroflory
Gerbery
In Latin
Microbiota
African primula
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asterales
Family
Cupressaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Microbiota
Osteospermum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Calenduleae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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