Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Shasta Daisy
Gloriosa Daisies
Painted Daisy
Pyrethrum Daisies
-
Number of Varieties
41
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Magenta
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Elliptic to oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
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
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune regularly, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Added to salads, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
OSTEOSPERMUM
VALERIANELLA locusta
Common Name
African daisy or Blue-eyed Daisy
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
In Hindi
अफ्रीकी डेज़ी
Lamb's Lettuce
In German
African Daisy
Feldsalat
In French
marguerite africaine
Mâche
In Spanish
margarita africana
Miramores
In Greek
Αφρικανική μαργαρίτα
Μαρούλι αρνιού
In Portuguese
africano margarida
Alface-de-cordeiro
In Polish
Gerbery
Roszpunka
In Latin
African primula
Lactuca agni
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Dipsacales
Family
Asteraceae
Valerianaceae
Genus
Osteospermum
Valerianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Calenduleae
Valerianeae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Valerianoideae
Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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