Dimorphotheca fruticosa seeds grow into a shrubby Cape daisy — now classified by POWO as Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) Norl. (freeway daisy / trailing African daisy); the commercial name Dimorphotheca is retained here. Described by Linnaeus. The epithet fruticosa means 'shrubby'. Produces trailing or mounding growth to 30–45 cm with white, pink or lilac daisy flowers with dark centres. Widely planted as a ground cover in Mediterranean-climate gardens and on roadsides in California (hence 'freeway daisy'). Drought-tolerant once established. Family Asteraceae.Full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical to Mediterranean conditions; drought-tolerant. Excellent ground cover for dry slopes and banks. Now Osteospermum fruticosum in POWO; Linnaeus; freeway daisy; trailing ground cover White/pink/lilac daisies; drought-tolerant; planted on California freeways; Mediterranean ground cover South Africa — subtropical biome; widely naturalised in Mediterranean climates worldwide Genus Dimorphotheca/Osteospermum; Family Asteraceae (tribe Calenduleae) Full sun; well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean ground cover; Family Asteraceae Dimorphotheca fruticosa is the freeway daisy — one of the most widely planted ground-cover plants in California and Mediterranean-climate regions, its drought-tolerant trailing mounds of daisy flowers covering slopes and roadsides from Mediterranean France to Southern California where it has been planted on a massive scale for slope stabilisation and ornamental effect. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
