About
This tender perennial features deeply lobed, dark green foliage. From midsummer to autumn, vibrant orange-red, daisy-like blooms rise on sturdy stems, creating a notable display above the leaves.
About the genus
Arctotis includes both annuals and perennials, exhibiting either an upright or spreading growth form. The leaves may be simple or lobed, frequently displaying a silvery underside. These plants produce prominent, daisy-like blooms during the summer and early autumn months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Needs a well-drained soil in full sun to flower well. Suitable for cultivation in a container
- Pruning
- Deadhead regularly
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and leaf-mining flies
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free