Buzzy Osteospermum ‘Akila Mix’ Seeds 10s

Buzzy Osteospermum 'Akila Mix' Seeds 10s

Overview

Buzzy Osteospermum 'Akila Mix' Seeds 10s is supplied for home growing. Osteospermum 'Akila Mix' (Osteospermum ecklonis) is a compact, colourful flowering plant producing masses of daisy-like blooms in a beautiful mixture of shades. Growing to approximately 25 cm tall, it is particularly well suited to pots, window boxes, containers and the front of sunny flower beds. With its neat growth habit and exceptionally long flowering season, 'Akila Mix' can provide vibrant colour from late spring well into autumn.

Key Features

• Colourful mixture of daisy-like flowers.
• Compact growth to approximately 25 cm.
• Flowers profusely over a long season.
• Suitable for pots, containers and window boxes.
• Attractive choice for flower beds and borders.
• Flowers from approximately May to October.
• Indoors / Under Glass: March–mid-April
• Plant Outdoors: From early May
• Planting Out.
• Plant outdoors from early May once the young plants are well established and weather conditions are suitable.
• Space the plants so they have enough room to develop their naturally compact, bushy growth.
• 'Akila Mix' flowers from approximately May through October, producing a succession of colourful blooms over a long season.
• Start seeds under glass for strong young plants.
• Remove faded flowers to keep plants tidy and encourage continued blooming.
• Suitable for combining with other compact summer-flowering plants.
• Best Uses.
• Ideal for pots, patio containers, window boxes, flower beds and the front of sunny borders. The mixed flower colours make 'Akila Mix' especially useful for creating cheerful summer displays in smaller spaces.
• 'Osteospermum Akila Mix' combines compact growth with a long and abundant flowering season. Its colourful daisy-like blooms and suitability for containers make it an easy way to add lasting colour to patios, balconies and garden borders.

Sowing Instructions

• When to Sow.
• Sow under glass from March to mid-April. Keep the growing medium gently moist while the seeds germinate and the young plants develop.
• Grow the seedlings on until they are strong enough for planting outdoors.

Growing Conditions and Care

• Position & Care.
• Choose a warm, sunny position for the best flowering display. Osteospermums perform particularly well in containers, window boxes and sunny flower beds.
• Water regularly during dry periods, especially when growing in pots where the compost can dry out more quickly.
• Choose a sunny position for the best flowering.
• Keep young plants evenly moist while establishing.
• Water container-grown plants regularly during warm weather.

Flowering and Garden Use

• Flowering Period: May–October

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Osteospermum ecklonis
• Variety: Akila Mix
• Common Name: African Daisy
• Plant Type: Flowering ornamental
• Flower Colour: Mixed colours
• Height: Approx. 25 cm
• Contents: Approx. 10 seeds

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