Arctotis 'Safari Sunset'
African Daisy 'Safari Sunset'
Arctotis are deciduous or evergreen, annuals or perennials, upright or spreading. Some have simple leaves, some have lobed leaves - often with a silvery underside. The flowers are daisy-like and showy, in Summer and early Autumn. 'Safari Sunset' is an evergreen perennial groundcover hybrid with grey-green foliage and deep pink daisy like flowers with a dark eye. Will tolerate light frost
Contributed by @sinsarah
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining
Common name
African Daisy 'Safari Sunset'
Latin name
Arctotis 'Safari Sunset'
type
Annual or perennial
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
0.60 M
Arctotis 'Safari Sunset'
Arctotis are deciduous or evergreen, annuals or perennials, upright or spreading. Some have simple leaves, some have lobed leaves - often with a silvery underside. The flowers are daisy-like and showy, in Summer and early Autumn. 'Safari Sunset' is an evergreen perennial groundcover hybrid with grey-green foliage and deep pink daisy like flowers with a dark eye. Will tolerate light frost
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Autumn
Showy flowers can appear continuously from late Spring until first frosts, although in hot climates will stop blooming in very hot weather, and will resume when the temperature drops again. Flowers open in sun, close at night, and usually only open partially in cloudy or dull weather
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in full sun, in free-draining soil, in a sheltered, south or west facing position. Alternatively, plant in a container with free-draining compost
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Stem tip cuttings are taken in the spring/early summer from this years growth. Cleanly cut just below a leaf joint, up to a 10cm tip, remove lower leaves and pinch out the tip, dip into hormone compound and place them around the edge of a pot filled with cutting compost., water well. Place a plastic bag over the pot to give humidity, the bag must be removed a couple of times a week to ventilate, put the pot in a light spot but avoid direct sunlight.
KathyB
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