Dimorphotheca Seed ( Annual )

Easy to grow, low maintenance, good for cut flowers, good for containers, extended bloom time of 4 weeks or longer, good rockgarden or alpine plant, great for mass plantings.
Dimorphotheca is an annual that comes from South Africa, and the plant has been naturalized throughout the United States. Commonly called Cape Marigold this flowering annual produces large blooms in brilliant shades of white, yellow, and orange and different colors.
Besides being a great bedding plant, these are also great for containers, roadsides, floral gardens, arid regions, mixtures, open fields and rock gardens. Dimorphotheca Sinuata seeds germinate quickly, and African Daisy likes full sun and hot, dry weather that is similar to its natural habitat. Cape Marigold is very drought tolerant, and this plant can tolerate some cool humid climate. African Daisy can be a good winter annual to plant in zones 10-13 and a good spring/summer annual in zones 8-10. Cape Marigold dies at frost, but it re-seeds itself if the seed falls on bare ground and will re-grow following spring.
Prefers full sun in well-drained soils. Sow the seeds in early spring, seedlings are not winter hardy. You will be delighted all summer long with this outstanding performer. African Daisy care is simply deadheading to encourage continual blooming and watering at the base of the plant to keep leaves dry as they can be susceptible to fungus. A well-balanced fertilizer can be applied a couple of times during the growing season.

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