This hardy African Daisy has been growing in our garden for many years and we have now propagated it and given it a name. It has come through many winters, including the 'Beast from the East' 2017/18 winter so appears to be fully hardy. It has very pale pink flowers, which appear white from a distance. The tips of the petals look like they have been lightly dipped in darker pink ink.
Osteospermums come from Southern Africa and vary greatly in hardiness, with many having to be grown as annuals in the UK. 'Shire Pink' appears to be fully hardy however. They provide a splash of colour over a long season. They need a sunny position and are very drought tolerant when established.
Can be planted in the border or in large containers.
Height: 30cm
Common name(s): African Daisy; Cape Marigold
All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter and early spring, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.
Please note: We do our best to provide acurate photographs of the plants we sell, but colours display differently on different screens, printers and in different light and we cannot guarantee that what you are seeing on your screen, or on the plant label provided, will exactly match the plant when it flowers in your garden. Plant dimensions are given as a guide only and the actual sizes reached may vary from garden to garden, depending on local conditions.
