Osteospermum Purple Mountain®

Scientific Name: Osteospermum 'P005S'

Also Known As

Osteospermum barberiae var. compactum 'Purple Mountain'
Purple Mountain® Sun Daisy

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 10"
W: 12"

planting zones

4b-9b

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Osteospermum Purple Mountain® plant details

Osteospermum Purple Mountain® is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Grows well with shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Osteospermum Purple Mountain®

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN wide, 10 IN tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
Uses: container plant, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Osteospermum Purple Mountain®

USDA Zones: 4b - 9b
Sun exposure: shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Osteospermum barberiae var. compactum 'Purple Mountain' is a super hardy African Daisy that will bloom constantly or in waves from spring to summer and intermittently until frost with deadheading with warm lavender purple daisies with yellow centres on a mat or mound of lush, green foliage. Drought tolerant once established. A dazzling wild flower from the summits of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. Grow in lean soils that are not over-irrigated.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A profusion of showy lavender-purple daisies cover this neat low (to 12"x 2-3') mounder over a long lt-spring-into autumn season... a reliable bright spot of groundcover. Sun/Med

By: Forestfarm

Bright purple daisies completely cover the trim mat of rich green leaves from late April to midsummer. With deadheading, it blooms sparingly until frost. A dazzling wild flower from the summits of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. Perennial. Xeriscape. Ordinary garden loam. USDA zones 4b-9 (up to 7,000').