1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Hybrid origin, Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Osteospermum acanthospermum, Osteospermum amplectens, Osteospermum burttianum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, Sandy areas, Terrestrial
along watercourse, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
36.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
51.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Purple, Blue Violet
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Stomach pain, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Applicable
High blood pressure, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OSTEOSPERMUM fruticosum
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
7.2 Common Name
Shrubby Daisybush, Trailing African Daisy
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Eyed Daisy Plant
तरबूज़
7.2.2 In German
Blue Eyed Daisy Pflanze
Wassermelone
7.2.3 In French
Blue Eyed Daisy Plante
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta observada azul de la margarita
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε Eyed Daisy Φυτών
καρπούζι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta da margarida de olhos azuis
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.7 In Polish
Blue Eyed Daisy roślin
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.8 In Latin
Daisy Blue Eyed Planta
Citrullus lanatus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species