Osteospermum ‘4D Blue Ice’
Osteospermum '4D Blue Ice' is a tender African daisy with fully double white-lavender daisy-like flowers and green foliage.
Osteospermum ‘4D Blue Ice’ commonly known as African daisy, is a bushy, evergreen, tender perennial with a twist. Unlike most African daisies, this cultivar stay open day and night! Fully double, bi-coloured flowers display larger pale icy-violet outer petals hosting a full rosette of darker violet quilled petals.
Long lasting blooms from spring to frost. Stems are upright with lance-shaped green foliage. Growth habit is 8 to 12 inches tall with a 12 to 16 inch spread. Treat as an annual in lower hardiness zones. Deadhead to promote more blooms. Use in sunny borders, cottage or rock garden and containers. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: African Daisy
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone Hardiness: 10-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grasslands, on rocky mountains or at forest margins.
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