African Daisy

African Daisy

Osteospermum ecklonis

Plant out 1 week after your last spring frost. Space plants 12 in (30 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

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Optimal Transplant

From a plantRecommended from a plant
  1. Plant out1 week after your last spring frost
  2. First harvestspring to fall; may pause in hot, humid summers, once established

Optimal Indoor Start

From seedRecommended from seed
  1. Start indoors8 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening offaround your last spring frost
  3. Plant out1 week after your last spring frost
  4. First harvestspring to fall; may pause in hot, humid summers, once established

Optimal Direct Sow

From seed
  1. Sow outdoors1 week after your last spring frost
  2. First harvestspring to fall; may pause in hot, humid summers, once established

Growing african daisy

Spacing in the row
12 in (30 cm)
Between rows
16 in (41 cm)
Planting depth
Surface sow or barely cover (1/16 inch); light aids germination
Sun
Full Sun
Soil
Light, moderately fertile, very well-drained
Germination
7-21 days at 60-75°F
Harvest season
Spring to Fall; may pause in hot, humid summers
Mature height
1-2 feet
Hardy to
USDA zone 10
Life cycle
Perennial

Surface sow or barely cover; keep at 60-75F. Start 8-10 weeks before the last frost.

Watering. Keep evenly moist while establishing; established plants tolerate drought. Avoid soggy soil.

Feeding

Growing
Water-soluble fertilizer regularly to keep flowers coming.
How often
Every 2-3 weeks during active growth. Use a balanced water-soluble feed; plants in containers can take it every 1-2 weeks, and there is no point feeding while flowering stalls in hot weather.
Note
Flowering often stalls in hot, humid weather and resumes as nights cool.

Your african daisy, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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