Botanical Name: Arctotheca calendula
Common Name: Capeweed
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape prostrate to slightly mounding, herbaceous groundcover; spreads by runners, forms a rosette pattern of fleshy leaves from a common base
Height 6-12"
Spread indefinite
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil tolerates most any soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 21-24); leaves may die back in hard frosts
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate (deeply lobed) to nearly pinnatifid, whorled, 5-10" long grayish/green, somewhat succulent
Flowers yellow daisy-like heads, solitary on 6-12" stalks, both disc and ray flowers yellow – spring, intermittent year round
Fruit achene
 
Propagation:
division
 
Usage:
excellent ground cover for sunny, dry areas – best in larger scale landscapes, slopes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular preferred, becomes drought tolerant but can tolerate heavy watering
Fertilizing balanced in spring if heavily watered
Pruning can become invasive, occasionally dig out new runners
Pests/Diseases snails/slugs
Special Conditions/Other best if viewed from a distance
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Asteraceae

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