1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America
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
Fields, Homesteads
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
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
36.00 cm30.00 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, Gold
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Olive, Orange Red, Sandy Brown
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, Dark Green, Yellow 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
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?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs
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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Striped cucumber beetles
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Red eyes, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Applicable
Cancer, constipation, Diarrhea
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
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, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OSTEOSPERMUM fruticosum
CUCURBITA moschata 'Fairytale'
7.2 Common Name
Shrubby Daisybush, Trailing African Daisy
Fairytale Pumpkin
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Eyed Daisy Plant
कद्दू
7.2.2 In German
Blue Eyed Daisy Pflanze
Fairytale Kürbis
7.2.3 In French
Blue Eyed Daisy Plante
Pumpkin Fairytale
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta observada azul de la margarita
calabaza fairytale
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε Eyed Daisy Φυτών
παραμύθι κολοκύθας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta da margarida de olhos azuis
abóbora do conto de fadas
7.2.7 In Polish
Blue Eyed Daisy roślin
Fairytale dyni
7.2.8 In Latin
Daisy Blue Eyed Planta
Fairytale Cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Calenduleae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species