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Osteospermum Tradewinds Trailing Deep Purple - Cape Daisy

Osteospermum ecklonis Tradewinds® Trailing Deep Purple
Cape Daisy, Blue-eyed Daisy, African Daisy

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A non-hardy perennial, grown as an annual in pots or summer flowerbeds. This latest generation variety has an upright habit, well-branched, and a particularly long flowering period. The flowers, resembling large purple daisies, close up if there is insufficient light. Osteospermum tolerates heat, sea spray, drought, and poor soil.
Flower size
5 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time April
Recommended planting time March to May
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Flowering time April to September
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Description

Osteospermum Deep Purple is part of a new generation of particularly colourful, well-branched and floriferous Cape Daisies. Formerly known as Dimorphoteca or Rain Daisy, this not very hardy perennial, sun-loving, blooms for a long period, even in very hot weather. Its flowers resemble large daisies formed by a row of purple petals surrounding a dark violet centre dusted with gold. They close up if there is insufficient light. This plant, often grown as an annual, tolerates heat, sea spray, drought, and poor soils very well.

Mainly native to South Africa, Osteospermum are perennial or annual plants very similar to dimorphotecas and belonging, like them, to the large Asteraceae family. Most of the osteospermums grown in gardens are hybrids of uncertain origin. They are generally very robust plants, useful for ornamental purposes in dry soils. Their preferred region in South Africa corresponds to the Atlantic facade, which has a Mediterranean-type climate.

The 'Deep Purple' variety comes from the species Osteospermum ecklonis, a perennial plant with a woody stump. This selection is distinguished by its floriferousness and ramified habit, ideal for container cultivation. Its flowering takes place from April to October, depending on the cultivation method and climate. The plant, reaching adulthood in a few months, will extend about 30 to 35 cm (12 to 14in) in all directions, forming a truly generously flowering bouquet. Its flowers are quite large compared to the size of the plant. They are of an intense purple and are carried on ramified stems emerging from a fairly tough, dentate foliage of medium green. Usually grown as an annual in temperate climates, the plant can regrow from the stump in spring if the winter is not too cold (maximum hardiness -7°C (19.4°F)) and the soil is well-drained, even dry.

Osteospermums have become indispensable, given their willingness to cover dry slopes in open ground, or terraces and balconies exposed to heat, with a blanket of flowers. They can be associated in a dry garden with catmints, shrubby salvias, verbenas, lantanas or immortelles, for example. They will highlight borders and flower rockeries. They form remarkable ground cover in a mix of colours. In pots they can be combined with bidens or Erigeron karvinskianus, for example.

Young plants measuring 4 to 8 cm (2 to 3in) in 5 small 2.8 cm (1in) diameter, 4 cm (2in) high plug plants. Our plants are at least eight weeks old and strong enough to be planted in open ground.

Note: Please be aware that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outside once the risk of frost has definitively passed.

 

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Osteospermum Tradewinds Trailing Deep Purple - Cape Daisy (Flowering) Flowering

Flowering

Flower colour purple
Flowering time April to September
Flower size 5 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Osteospermum

Species

ecklonis

Cultivar

Tradewinds® Trailing Deep Purple

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Cape Daisy, Blue-eyed Daisy, African Daisy

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference4916901

Planting and care

Plant your Osteospermum Deep Purple in open ground after the last frost, in a sunny location. You can also plant them in a pot, placed in a sheltered spot, which you will take out in May. Osteospermum Deep Purple require well-drained soil, sandy or slightly rocky, but not necessarily very rich. Water moderately. In a pot, regular watering is necessary in summer. Regularly remove faded flowers to prolong flowering. You can keep your Osteospermum Deep Purple by bringing them indoors under a veranda or a cold greenhouse in winter. They can tolerate a slight frost, but can only survive the winter in regions spared by severe frosts.

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€14.50 Each

Planting period

Best planting time April
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 4 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, well-drained, light

Care

Pruning instructions Remove faded flowers regularly.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time May to September
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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