Dimorphotheca Flower Garden Seed

Dimorphotheca Seed ( Annual )

Easy to grow, low maintenance, good for cut flowers, good for containers, extended bloom time of 4 weeks or longer, good rockgarden or alpine plant, great for mass plantings.
Dimorphotheca is an annual that comes from South Africa, and the plant has been naturalized throughout the United States. Commonly called Cape Marigold this flowering annual produces large blooms in brilliant shades of white, yellow, and orange and different colors.
Besides being a great bedding plant, these are also great for containers, roadsides, floral gardens, arid regions, mixtures, open fields and rock gardens. Dimorphotheca Sinuata seeds germinate quickly, and African Daisy likes full sun and hot, dry weather that is similar to its natural habitat. Cape Marigold is very drought tolerant, and this plant can tolerate some cool humid climate. African Daisy can be a good winter annual to plant in zones 10-13 and a good spring/summer annual in zones 8-10. Cape Marigold dies at frost, but it re-seeds itself if the seed falls on bare ground and will re-grow following spring.
Prefers full sun in well-drained soils. Sow the seeds in early spring, seedlings are not winter hardy. You will be delighted all summer long with this outstanding performer. African Daisy care is simply deadheading to encourage continual blooming and watering at the base of the plant to keep leaves dry as they can be susceptible to fungus. A well-balanced fertilizer can be applied a couple of times during the growing season.

JB192 Sinuata Orange ( Dimorphotheca aurantiaca )

The striking daisy-shaped flowers attract butterflies into the garden. Bees also love this flowering plant as they collect the nectar from the flowers. The plants are easily grown from flower seeds, and it is an annual that grows up to 12 inches tall.
They leaves are slender, spoon-shaped, reaching up to 3 inches long. The stems are reddish in color and are often covered by the masses of leaves around them. Features remarkably big orange flowers that have orange centers. They need full sun to open and they always face the sun.
Grows about 12 inches tall, a perennial for zones 3-10.

LET443 Aurantiaca Mix ( Dimorphotheca aurantiaca )

The African Daisy flowers are 1 - 1/2 inch wide flowers, which close at night, in the shade, and during cloud cover. The African Daisy colors are in shades of white, orange, yellow and apricot. The are known for attracting butterflies and bees to gardens. Spectacular results can come from directly sowing African Daisy seeds directly into prepared areas.
African Daisy tolerates a wide range of soil types and occupies areas with 500 to 1500 mm annual rainfall. Like all South African wild flowers, this beauty is best grown in well-draining soil, not heavy loam or clay. If conditions are right, the African Daisy plant can provide spectacularly colorful blooms, and it is easily established from wild flower seed.
African Daisies do not transplant well so plant the flower seed where you want them to grow.
Grows about 12 inches tall, a perennial for zones 3-10.

LET444 Salmon ( Dimorphotheca sinuata )

The flower color is called salmon, but it also has shades of apricot. These beautiful flowers are open by day and close at night. They are spreading plants which thrive in hot, dry areas, making this a western favorite. They grow easily from flower seeds, and they are excellent as a border or ground cover. Plant this flower seed in early spring in containers if you plan on transplanting (late fall or early winter in mildest climates). If you desire to plant African Daisy seeds directly outdoors, sow seeds directly on the ground in mid spring when the climate has warmed up and the threat of frost has passed.
Grown as an annual, grows 12 inches tall.