Topic: Id please

[Slug_killer]

Anybody able to tell me what this is called ? It flowers all summer long, well into September.

[ACE]

osteospermum. Half hardy, easy cuttings, good ground cover.

[nippie]

What he said  ;D

[Hyacinth]

What Nippie sed he said :D

[zigzig]

what Hyacinth agreed with Nippy about what Ace said.

[Hyacinth]

Also available in other shades 8)

[flossy]

  Whoe heartedly agree,  an  Osteo..  thingy,   they grow like there is no tomorrow,

  lovely show of fowers, have them forever in in a mild climate -  many varieties now

  gonna get some,

  floss xxx

[Slug_killer]

Sorry,  I forgot to say its in the garden and has been for the last 10+ years. Ie its hardy.

Anyone want to change their minds ?

[cheerfulness]

Mum's has survived years in the garden and we're up north. Her's is a darker shade, more purpley. Mine is more a sunrise colour but had buds on well towards Christmas this year.

Love your garden, by the way.  ;)

[saddad]

No It's still Osteospermum... haven't had enough to kill it... marginally hardy rather than half hardy. The dry location (the tree drawing moisture out of the soil) has probably helped...  :)

[ACE]

I put it as half hardy as for the first time ever that I can remember, I lost some of mine to the frost. I did take a load of cuttings last autumn when I was tidying them up, so nothing lost. Perhaps it was my 'tidying' that left it temporarally weakened and the cold crept in. I have quite a variety of colours, and the cuttings were going to the village plant sale, so I just mixed them up. I will have to wait until they flower now, to see which is which.

[Slug_killer]

You all are, of course, correct (just been googleing) ...

... Not that I would ever dare question the greater knowledge that is A4A.

[hopalong]

I've seen Osteospermum described as "frost hardy to half hardy". It prefers sun and a well drained soil.

[Hyacinth]

You all are, of course, correct (just been googleing) ...

Google? You've checked what've been telling you  on Google?

O.....ye of little faith.....   :o

 ;D

They're grand, aren't they?

Love your garden, btw 8)

[Slug_killer]

Errr, not my garden, it belongs to a client. I'm just the hardworking, underpaid person that weeds, prunes and shifts things about.

I just wanted to know if I can dig these up, split and move them, (and maybe take a few home on the way) and now, as I know what they are, I know all about them.

 :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

In future I promise to believe everything you say. However I might need convincing about the wonders of chocolit  ;)