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Asteraceae
Osteospermum moniliferum
Osteospermum moniliferum
Also known as Chrysanthemoides monilifera
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · South African · Daisy · Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Mediterranean · Ornamental · Osteospermum · Pollinator · Asteraceae · Coastal Garden
Osteospermum moniliferum, commonly known as the bead-fruited daisybush, is a robust South African shrub that produces cheerful daisy-like flowers and thrives in well-drained soils with plenty of sunshine. It is relatively drought tolerant once established and requires minimal care beyond occasional pruning to maintain a tidy shape. Best grown outdoors in warm, temperate to Mediterranean-style climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry out slightly between waterings; established plants are tolerant of dry periods · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Cape Provinces, France, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Queensland, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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