Unit Description: 50 Plants / Tray
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| Family: | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus: | Osteospermum |
| Species: | jucundum |
| Cultivar: | Compactum |
Category: | HARDY PERENNIALS |
Description
This hardy variety is reasonably early flowering and compact in outdoor conditions. Florets age from mauve-pink to magenta-purple.
Height / Spread / Trail
35 x 35cm
Flowering Time
May - October
Possible Situation
Great if placed in the front of a dry, sunny border, or if established in a wall and allowed to creep and trail slightly.
Ideal Conditions
Prefers full sun with free-draining soil or compost.
Temperature Tolerance
Can survive winter in very well protected situations, especially if sheltered from hard frosts.
Suggested pot sizes to transplant plugs : 11cm : 1 Litre
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A perennial wallflower with numerous clusters of rich purple coloured flowers on long racemes from spring to summer. |