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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
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: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Osteospermum
  • Spoon Daisy
  • Spooned Daisy
  • Cape Daisy
Also sold as:
  • Whirlygig

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-06-22

Date: 2012-03-17
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
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Date: 2009-09-29
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-04-21
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-05-05

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-22
Curiously  the new emerging flowers  on my plant  turn out plain
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2001-09-02
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Whirligig by Gamaw22 Jan 17, 2015 10:30 AM 1

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