Topic: Plant ID Please

[Rain]

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I'm a bit worried this picture is going to be huge... but can anyone please tell me what it is? We'd like to try growing some but don't know the name, I'm sure it's very common and someone will know. Thought it might have been an ox-eye daisy, but looked it up on google and they seem to be all white. Thanks.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

it's a lovely osteospermum

[Rain]

Thank you Rhubarb Thrasher! I know they're well known, sorry to ask, I'm a veg person and trying to make the transition to start growing flowers too!

[grannyjanny]

They are really easy to take cuttings. I just break a bit off & stick them in a pot of gritty compost.

[Lauren S]

I have the very same plant in my garden give to me from a neighbour's cutting. I had no idea what it was. I just called it purple daisy plant  ::)
Thanks Thrasher I can now use the correct name.

[Garden Manager]

I am glad you say its easy to take cuttings from it. I love this plant fro sheer flower power in the summer, but have struggled to propagate it sucessfully and they only occasionaly overwinter well in my (mild but wet) garden.  Cuttings tend to rot before they root with me, although i did manage to get a few to take last year, and this years batch are looking promising so far.......... ???