Osteospermum Sunny Alex
A striking variety belonging to the 'Sunny series' of bushy, mound-forming, tender rain daisies. An evergreen perennial, more popularly grown as seasonal annual bedding for patio and balcony summer displays. It has toothed, semi-glossy, lance shaped, mid-green leaves and sunny bright yellow flowers with rich yellow centres.
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
Grow in warm, frost free conditions. Acclimatise plants before planting outside in early summer. Pinching out tips when young will create a well balanced compact plant that is perfect for container cultivation. A useful bedding plant for any well-drained fertile soil in a sunny site. A plant that performs best in sunny and bright, but relatively cool summers.
Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring of non flowering shoots
Pinch out growing tips when young for a well-balanced and well-branched plant. Dead-head thoroughly to prolong the flowering display.
Generally pest-free but may be susceptible to aphids
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to downy mildews and Verticillium wilt