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Planting African Daisy Flowers
In South Africa, the African daisy will produce blooms during the raining season. The African daisy is a perennial plant but it is grown to be like annual plant. Like most plants in South Africa, the African daisy is heat resistant. It can grow in hot and dry weather with a minimum moisture in the ground. With just a moderate amount of moisture, the African daisy will be able to bloom. At night, the African daisies will automatically close its blossoms.
The African daisy is naturalized throughout the south western region of the United States. The African daisy blooms range has three color variety including white, yellow and orange. The African daisy can grow up to a height of 12 – 18 inches. The standard germination period for the African daisy is 10 – 30 days. There are several varieties of African daisies.
The A. stoechadifolia has a distinguishing blue center and gray green leaves. The A. stoechadifolia also has a 3 inch flowers on top of the long stalks.
To plant African daisy, you must buy the young plant from the nursery. The best time to plant African daisy is from the late spring to fall seasons. When shopping around, you should look for the plant that is in 4 inches – 1 gallon of container. The plant must be healthy and show no signs of diseases. Healthy African daisy pant will show new growth of foliage and flower buds.
Once home, you can plan the daisy in your garden. The site should be exposed to the full sunlight throughout the day. In addition, the soil must have a good drainage system. After digging the hole, you can add organic composts and peats in it. Organic composts will help to increase the nutrients and make the soil more fertile. The plants should be placed at least 2 inches in the planting hole. After putting in the plants, you can shovel back the dirt to cover the root. The young plants should be spaced at 9 – 12 inches apart.
You can also mulch the ground with 3 inches of organic composts. Materials that can be used as mulch include pine bark, straws, hay, rabbit bedding and dead leaves. After planting it, you should water it thoroughly until the ground is moist.
Alternatively, you can start the seedlings indoors about 2 months before the last frost date. After the seeds are germinated, you can move them to the outdoors. The soil must be kept moisturized all the time. However, you should not over water it since it will cause the ground to become waterlogged. Waterlogging will cause the root of the African daisies to rot. Subsequently, the plant will withered and die.
If there is deadhead on the stems, you should remove them with a pruning scissors. During the Spring, you are to apply a bit of fertilizer to the top layer of the soil. The quantity of fertilizer can be referred at the back of the package. During the hot weather, you should water the plant once every week until the soil becomes moist. African daisies are suitable for planting in the roadsides, rock gardens and lawn.