The tidy, compact plants bloom all summer, working well in containers or landscape plantings. Easy to sow and grow. This variety has many shades of lavender. It looks beautiful intermingled with African daisy, White with purple eye. Hybrid.

10 seeds

PLANTING

Osteospermum ecklonis

Annual

Germination:5-15 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 70-75F

Seed Planting Depth:Sow on the surface and press into the soil, seeds need light to germinate

Starting Indoors:Start indoors 6-10 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75Fsoil temperatures. Transplant after the last frost date, 10-12 apart.

Sowing Outdoors:Direct sowing outdoors only in areas with a long growing season

Growth Habit:Mounded

Height and Width:12-14 x 12-14

Spacing:10-12 apart

Light Needs:Full sun, part sun in hot areas

Soil Needs:Average to fertile, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed:110-120days

Uses:Containers, window-boxes, borders, mass plantings, heat-loving, and established plants are tolerate drought.

Care:Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend soil with compost before transplanting. Cut back stems as the blooms fade, this encourages more flower production.