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A new variety for 2025 – the perfect way to large, long-lived blooms to a border or raised bed, as well as ideal for filling baskets and containers. Flowers are retained for up to five months, from June to October, held over semi-evergreen foliage which is retained all year in very mild parts of the UK. Commonly known as the Cape Daisy, Osteospermum ‘Señorita Double Crème’ is a South African native which likes dry sunny conditions once a good root structure has been established. Stems are long enough to be cut for a vase or posy – so you can add their colour indoors as well as out. Equally, they are well suited to a small pot on a sunny windowsill indoors and ‘Señorita’ has been hailed as a flamboyant, fuller bloom than many other Osteospermum, with pom-pom interior petals accented by a halo of longer petals. Plant Osteospermum ‘Señorita Double Crème’ in well-drained soil of any kind except heavy clay. Position in full sun or partial shade with a south or west facing aspect. Once established these tender (H2) perennials are drought tolerant and reach a height and spread of 20cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Osteospermum ‘Senorita Double Crème’ |
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Common Name | Cape Daisy |
Hardiness | H2 (1 to 5°C) |
Colour | Cream |
Format | Young Plants |
Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
Foliage | Semi-Evergreen |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.20 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.20 |
Soil Conditions | Chalk Sand Loam |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Aspect | South-facing, West-facing |
Drought Tolerant | Yes |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for hanging baskets | Yes |
Good for Rockeries | Yes |
Good for wildlife | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for cutting | Yes |
Good for groundcover | Yes |