Dimorphotheca sinuata

Description

African daisies are perfect for rockeries, path edges, and containers. Plants have a bushy habit of 20-30cm, flowering due spring and summer making a stunning display on their own and mixed with other African daisies and bulbs. The flowers attract butterflies. These daisies grow best in full sun and well-drained soil.  Flowers open towards the sun.  They need moisture to grow when young plants, but become increasingly drought tolerant as the season progresses.

Sowing: Sow in spring or autumn indoors into a tray of seed compost. Cover lightly with 1mm of compost and do not exclude light, which is needed for germination. Keep at 18- 21°C and seeds germinate in 1-3 weeks. Transplant seedlings to pots when big enough to handle and then out into the garden after the last frost. Protect autumn sowings in a greenhouse before planting out in spring. Keep young seedlings well watered. Or sow seeds directly into cultivated ground or pots in late spring.