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Arctotes arctotoides

by Johan Wentzel

Arctotes arctotoides
Common Name
Marigold
Plant Type
Groundcover
Arctotis arctotoides is a fast-growing, soft, herbaceous groundcover that forms carpets of light green foliage decorated with cheerful, butter-yellow daisy flowers almost all year round.
Plant Description

Arctotis arctotoides is a fast-growing, soft, herbaceous groundcover that forms carpets of light green foliage decorated with cheerful, butter-yellow daisy flowers almost all year round. The leaves are 10-15 cm long and the stems that are about 20 cm long are covered with small white hairs. Each flower is about 4 cm in diameter and the centre and the petals, or ray florets, are a bright golden yellow. The undersides of the petals are purplish brown and are clearly visible when the flowers are in bud or closed during a cloudy day.

Arctotis arctotoides makes an excellent groundcover

Afrikaanse Naam
Botterblom
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, Free State, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Habitat
Moist areas
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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