General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: coral orange
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 60 to 85°
Days to germinate: 7 to 21
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Series: Sunadora®
Cultivar name: 'Marbella'
Common names
  • African Daisy
  • Cape Daisy

Photo Gallery
Location: In my garden
Date: Mar 16, 2009 10:27 AM
Location: In my garden
Date: Mar 16, 2009 10:27 AM
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-05-15

Photo courtesy of Osteospermum.com
Location: In my garden
Date: April
Location: In my garden
Date: April
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-05-15

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