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Osteospermum Upright "Blue Eyed Beauty"- 9cm x 3 Plants

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Botanical name

Osteospermum 'Blue Eyed Beauty'

Other names

African daisy 'Blue Eyed Beauty', Cape daisy 'Blue Eyed Beauty', Osteospermum 'Balostlueye'

Genus

Osteospermum

Variety or Cultivar

'Blue Eyed Beauty' _ 'Blue Eyed Beauty' is a tender, compact, mound-forming, evergreen perennial with toothed, spoon-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, veined, daisy-like, yellow flowerheads, purple to purple-blue at the base of the petals.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming

Colour

Flower

Flushed purple, Yellow in Summer; Flushed purple, Yellow in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons


How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids

Specific diseases

Verticillium wilt

General care

Pruning

Cut back in spring.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings

Where to grow

Osteospermum 'Blue Eyed Beauty' (African daisy 'Blue Eyed Beauty') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Mediterranean

Cultivation

Requires well-drained soil in full sun to flower well. In areas prone to frost, overwinter cuttings under glass.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered