Dimorphotheca
Pot Cultivation
These plants can be planted outdoors in regular garden soil that is well drained. They need a sunny spot to grow in. They will not thrive in ground that is full of clay or in a shady border, nor do they prosper in too hot of weather. When they are grown in pots of sandy, loamy soil in the greenhouse, a night temperature of 45-50 degrees will be fine.
Propagation
Seeds can be sown outside in the early spring so that they will bloom in June and July. When they reach about 12 inches high, they need to be thinned out to about 4 inches apart, so it's unnecessary to sow the seeds thickly in the first place. Lightly cover the seeds with soil by just raking over them after planting. The seedlings should not be transplanted, just thinned out to give them plenty of room for full development. Seeds can also be sown in pots from September to January. The seedlings are carefully transplanted to 2�-inch pots and later into the 5- or 6-inch pots in which they will bloom.D. aurantiaca |
VARIETIES
- D. aurantiaca;
- D. calendulacea (orange-yellow flowers);
- D. Ecklonis;
- D. annua;
- D. chrysanthemifolia.