Arctotis Jaffa Ice
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Arctotis T&M Hybrids
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Form: Treated as a half-hardy annual
Height: 12-24in (30-60cm)
Spread: 12in (30cm)
Foliage:  Having deeply lobed, silver-green, foliage.
Flowers: In summer producing many daisy-like, orange-yellow flowers with dark centres.

Form: Treated as a half-hardy annual
Height: 12-24in (30-60cm)
Spread: 12in (30cm)
Foliage:  Having deeply lobed, silver-green, foliage.
Flowers: In summer producing many daisy-like, brightly marked, white flowers with dark centres

Form: Treated as a half-hardy annual
Height:12-24in (30-60cm)
Spread:12in (30cm)
Foliage: Having deeply lobed, silver-green, foliage.
Flowers: In summer producing a dazzling blend of orange and white, 4in (I0cm) blooms, like miniature sunflowers, all with a purple to black centres.
Ideal For: Bedding, Borders, Cut Flowers, Pot Plants

Form: Half-hardy herbaceous perennial
Height:18in (45cm)
Spread:
Foliage: Silvery-green finely cut foliage.
Flowers: In summer producing profusion of flowers in shades of cream, yellow, orange, red, crimson and purple, until the first frosts.
US Zones: 8 9 10
Ideal For: Borders, Cut Flowers

Form: A fairly slow-growing, branching, upright, half-hardy perennials usually, grown as annuals
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having lance-shaped, lobed leaves that are greyish-green above and white underneath.
Flowers: In summer produces large daisy-like Purple flowers.

Form: A fairly slow-growing, branching, upright, half-hardy perennials usually, grown as annuals
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having lance-shaped, lobed leaves that are greyish-green above and white underneath.
Flowers: In summer produces large daisy-like Deep-Pink flowers.

Form: A fairly slow-growing, branching, upright, half-hardy perennials usually, grown as annuals
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having lance-shaped, lobed leaves that are greyish-green above and white underneath.
Flowers: In summer produces large daisy-like Yellow flowers.

Form: A fairly slow-growing, branching, upright, half-hardy perennials usually, grown as annuals
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having lance-shaped, lobed leaves that are greyish-green above and white underneath.
Flowers: In summer produces large daisy-like Orange-Yellow flowers.

Form: A fairly slow-growing, branching, upright, half-hardy perennials usually, grown as annuals
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having lance-shaped, lobed leaves that are greyish-green above and white underneath.
Flowers: In summer produces large daisy-like Bronze flowers.

Arctotis. venusta

Syn: Arctotis. stoechadifolia
Form: A compact perennial often grown as an annual
Height: 20in+ (50cm+)
Spread:16in (40cm)
Foliage: The Chrysthanthemum-like leaves are dark-green above and dark-grey on the underside. 
Flowers: In summer through to the autumn, it produces single, daisy-like, creamy-white flowers with blue centres.
Ideal For: Bedding, Borders, Cut Flowers, Pot Plants

Cultivation: -

Growing Instructions: Transplant when large enough to handle into 3in (7.5cm) pots to minimise root disturbance and grow on in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost, 12in (30cm) apart.

Grow in sharply drained but moist soil in full sun.

Propagation: -

Sowing Instructions for Arctotis Jaffa Ice: Sow from late winter to early summer 1/8 in (3mm) deep in a good seed compost, making sure it is moist but not wet. Seal in a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 14-21 days at 60-65^oF (15-18^oC).

Sowing Instructions for Arctotis T&M Hybrids: Sow during early spring in a good seed compost just covering the seed with compost and gently firm down, Sealing in a polythene bag after sowing is helpful. Germination usually takes 21-35 days at 60-70^oF (16-21^oC).

Root stem cuttings at any time ~ It is the only way to propagate particularly fine specimens since seed does not always come true.

Perennial species can be dug up and over-wintered in the cool conservatory or greenhouse at above 5^oC

Frost Tender

Pests & Diseases: -