{"product_id":"osteospermum-fruticosum-trailing-african-daisy","title":"Osteospermum fruticosum - Trailing African Daisy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eOsteospermum fruticosum\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Trailing African Daisy, is a prostrate, fast-spreading perennial from the Cape coast of South Africa. Trailing stems root as they run and carry thick, slightly fleshy grey-green leaves, covered through the cooler months with mauve and white daisy flowers that open with the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt closes ground faster than almost any other flowering ground cover and flowers hardest in winter and spring, when much of a dryland palette is quiet. It is used on banks, verges, medians and in wide beds where fast, colourful cover is wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.2 to 0.3 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 to 1.5 metres, spreading by rooting stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Cape coast of South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick, slightly fleshy, grey-green leaves on trailing rooting stems; evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Prefers well-drained sandy or gravelly soils; tolerates poor and alkaline ground and dislikes waterlogging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low; drought-tolerant once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in Mediterranean, arid, semi-arid and coastal regions; flowers hardest in the cooler months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mauve and white daisy flowers with darker centres, carried heavily through the cooler months and opening with the sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bank and slope cover, verge and median planting, wide bed mass, fast colour cover on new sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 0.5 to 0.8 metres apart for a closed cover within one season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back after the main flowering flush to prevent the centre going bare; no feeding required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Generally robust where drainage is good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good once established, holding foliage through summer on low irrigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates coastal salt wind, reflecting its origin on the Cape coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rooting trailing stems bind loose material on banks and verges quickly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Trailing African Daisy is the fastest route to flowering cover on a bank, and it performs in the season when most of the palette has stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452569342148,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-groundcover_31421bd0-3fde-48ea-a777-3f5c3c8b42de.png?v=1785211357","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/osteospermum-fruticosum-trailing-african-daisy","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}