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Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
On Oct 19, 2009, dirt1237 from Millington, NJ wrote:
Millington NJ it wintered in a north facing garden--gets1/2 day of sun -Beautiful foliage and spectacular flowers-deadheading makes a difference in amount off blooms.
Ybirdpat
On Oct 19, 2008, katsu from Columbus, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
This is my new favorite container plant. I thought it was an Osteospermum until I saw the tag...but this really flowers more for us! It's October 19 and still cranking out the flowers. I was deadheading it a lot (it's actually hard to keep up) but now I'm not sure this is necessary to keep it blooming.
I'm a big fan of plants that look great without a lot of attention, and I love the soft yellow color. The flowers are about 1 1/2 to 2" wide.
I put 3 of these in last year..2 died off immediately. but the one which survived is about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide, but no flowers yet. I'll patiently wait. The green leaves are really nice to look at but I can't wait until it blossoms.
I like the flowers, the interesting leaf shape, and a few plants but they reseed every year so that they and Blue Flax pretty much take over the (large) flower bed. I dig and give away as many plants as I can but I still end up pulling and throwing (OUCH). This is something I don't like to do to any flower.
Last summer I spotted Goldfinches eating the seed centers of flowers that were fading so my tolerance of the plant has been elevated.
I moved some of my "extras" this year to a new spot under a Finch feeder where I also planted a butterfly bush.
On Feb 22, 2003, koldkitty from Anchorage, AK (Zone 3b) wrote:
I grew the "Butterfly" variety (which is yellow)last summer in a container. One of the cheeriest and most hearty plants I have ever grown! I put a photo on the database ... gorgeous flower!!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Anchorage, Alaska Duarte, California Garden Grove, California Santee, California Fort Lauderdale, Florida Waterford Works, New Jersey Elephant Butte, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Canton, Ohio Orient, Ohio Orange, Texas
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