Description
– syn. Venidium
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Half-hardy
Flowering Time – June – September
Height and spread – 40 x 30 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – A choice plant for the summer border or container as it can be grown on its own, with other Arctotis or with other selected summer plants.
Features –
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour – orange
Foliage Colour – silver/grey
Flowering time – June – September
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – Can survive winter in very well protected situations, especially if sheltered from hard frosts.
Plant care –
Family – ASTERACEAE Genus – Arctotis Cultivar – Flame
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease – Botrytis
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