Osteospermum Serenity Lemonade ('Balserlem') (Serenity Series)
A bushy, evergreen, tender perennial with a mounding habit often grown as floriferous annual bedding. This variety has a profusion of quite large daisy flowers which are yellow, turning white near to the centre with a prominent pale blue eye
Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Pets, (rabbits,, rodents):, Harmful, if, eaten., For, further, information, and, contact, numbers, regarding, pets,, see, the, HTA, guide, to, potentially, harmful, plants
- Genus
Osteospermum can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs, with aromatic, evergreen, simple or lobed leaves and showy daisy-like flowers over a long period from late spring
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
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
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring of non flowering shoots
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Pinch out growing tips when young for a well-balanced and well-branched plant. Dead-head thoroughly to prolong the flowering display.
Pests
Generally pest-free but may be susceptible to aphids
Diseases
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to downy mildews and Verticillium wilt
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