(Arctotis fastuosa ‘Orange’)

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Orange Monarch of the Veldt Daisy is a tender perennial flower that is native to south Africa but can be found growing in California. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 12-24” and features finely cut silvery green leaves and flower heads that have long slender orange petals that form a dark reddish ring around a dark center disk. This plant grows in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and is great as a cut flower! 

  • General Information
  • Germination
  • Seedlings
  • Harvesting
  • Companion Planting
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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Arctotis

Species: fastuosa​

Variety: Orange Monarch of the Veldt Daisy

Also Known As: Cape 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 orange petals that form a dark reddish ring around a dark center disk. 
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.
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 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! 
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