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Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum

Osteospermum 'Ostica Amethyst'

 

Ostica Amethyst Osteospermum (Osteospermum 'Ostica Amethyst') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum flowers

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum flowers

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Ostica Amethyst Osteospermum (Osteospermum 'Ostica Amethyst') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum in bloom

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum in bloom

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Height:  12 inches

Spacing:  12 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Group/Class:  Ostica Series

Description:

This gorgeous early flowering, compact-mounded variety showcases stunning white blooms with purple center rings and dark purple eyes; excellent for hanging baskets, containers and fresh cut arrangements; heat and cold tolerant; deadhead for new growth

Ornamental Features

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum features showy white daisy flowers with deep purple eyes and a purple ring at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum is an herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Ostica™ Amethyst Osteospermum is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Container  Basket 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features