Daisy: White Monarch of the Veldt (Venidium Fastuosum)
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Monarch of the Veldt or Cape Daisy, is an annual native to Namibia and South Africa. It has become naturalized on roadsides and in vacant urban lots in southern California. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for its showy flowers that are excellent for cutting and attracting beneficial insects and birds to your vegetable garden. It produces white three to four inch flowers with dark markings.
Scientific Name: Venidium Fastuosum
Also Known As: Cape Daisy, Namaqua-land Daisy.
Grown as: 3-9 (Annual)
10-11 (Perennial)
Maturity (Blooms): Late spring to early fall
Light: Full Sun
Water: Medium
Soil Moisture: Well drained soil, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Attracts Beneficial Insects: Yes. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.
Containers?: Yes.
Height: 24”
Spacing: 12-15”
Sow Depth: 1/8"
USDA Zone: 3-11
Produces: white three to four inch flowers with dark markings.
Also Known As: Cape Daisy, Namaqua-land Daisy.
Grown as: 3-9 (Annual)
10-11 (Perennial)
Maturity (Blooms): Late spring to early fall
Light: Full Sun
Water: Medium
Soil Moisture: Well drained soil, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Attracts Beneficial Insects: Yes. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.
Containers?: Yes.
Height: 24”
Spacing: 12-15”
Sow Depth: 1/8"
USDA Zone: 3-11
Produces: white three to four inch flowers with dark markings.
Start your seeds indoors with the Temperature 60°F, 9-10 weeks before expected last frost for the earliest blooms. Germination should take about one to two weeks.
For areas with a longer bloom season, prepare a weed free seedbed outdoors, and direct sow the seeds 1/8" deep once frost danger has passed.
For areas with a longer bloom season, prepare a weed free seedbed outdoors, and direct sow the seeds 1/8" deep once frost danger has passed.
Transplant your seedlings outdoors in fertile, well drained soil. Plant them in an area that gets full sun following the last frost date. Space your seedlings 10 to 12 inches apart. Be sure to water them regularly but do not over water. Care includes deadheading the spent blooms to promote continual flowering. Provide support. Occasional light feed.
Keep an eye on the plant when the blooms die down in late summer. When you see the plump seedheads, clip one or two and drop them into a paper sack. Shake the sack every day until the seeds that fall out of the heads are completely dry and brittle, then store them in an envelope until spring.
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Meadow Sage is useful for its rich display of spikes in the early summer border. This selection is medium in size, with flowers of deep violet-blue. Remove faded blooms to encourage repeat flowering. Excellent for cutting. Tolerates heat and humidity but appreciates a soil that does not dry out. Plants may be easily divided in early spring or fall. In mild winter regions this may stay evergreen but should be trimmed back hard in early spring. Attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds.