Osteospermum hybrids

African Daisy Bush, Daisybush, Boneseed Daisies, Boneseeds, perennial African daisies

Description

A herbaceous perennial with compact growth, an upright habit and easy cultivation management; it has an abundant flowering period from early spring to late summer. It is one of the newest alternatives among ornamental plants for use in flower beds, borders, outdoor tubs and planters, also in compositions with other species. Osteospermum x hybrida, as its name implies, is a hybrid obtained by selection and crossing of different species belonging to the genus Osteospermum native to South Africa and Arabia; it is commercially present in different varieties that differ in vigour, habit and the variability and colour texture of the flowers.