(Arctotis fastuosa ‘White’)
White Monarch of the Veldt is a tender perennial flower native to South Africa but grows in California. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 12-24” and features silvery-green leaves and slender white-petaled flowers that form a dark and bright orange ring around a dark center disk. This plant grows in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and is used as a cut flower!
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General Information
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Germination
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Seedlings
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Seed Saving
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Companion Planting
Genus: Arctotis
Species: fastuosa
Variety: White Monarch of the Veldt Daisy
Also Known As: Cape Daisy, Namaqua-land Daisy.
Native to: Cape Provinces, Namibia
Introduced into: California
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: finely cut silvery green leaves and flower heads that have long slender white petals that form a both a dark, and bright orange ring around a dark center disk.
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.
Suggested Varieties
(Salvia Pratensis 'Meadow')
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Meadow Sage is a clump-forming perennial herb that is native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia but can be commonly found growing throughout the northeastern and northwestern United States. At maturity this plant reaches the height of 36” and features upright racemes, 3” aromatic, grayish-green foliage, and clusters of two-lipped lavender-blue flowers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer and rabbits, tolerates drought, is edible, self sows, and is great as a cut flower!