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Rainjustlearning
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I've looked at this plant for many weeks and always forgot to take my camera, so today as I forgot it again I pinched a flower that was growing through the fence, I'm sorry it's a bit blurred but I wanted to take the photo outside and as it was starting to rain did it in a bit of a rush, anyway here goes it's a kind of daisy type and pinky/purple in colour
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osteospernum Id say
My thought too-but it is a nosy one
yes a cheeky one, maybe it thought it might not be raining on the other side of the fence....
What do you mean by a nosy one Geoff or am I being a bit dim, now that I know what it is and thanks for that, can I grow it from seed presumably when the flower head dies it will produce seeds
Forgot to say that it was in someone else's garden not mine, also it seems to close up when the sun's gone do all osteospurmun's do that and with the rain that's coming down now weejenny it wont matter what side of the fence it's on
It is peeking through the fence Rain-like some nosy neighbour
They are easily propagated by cuttings
"Rain" Osteospermum are perennial, a woody base and will last a year or so.
They do not like rich soil but do need sun and well drained soil (constant rain and flooded gardens are our then), take cutting of none flowering shoots in midsummer and bring on in the usual way, we may get some summer for them to grow next year and yes they do open and close with sun or shade.
Plants will find a way to the sun. Next door to me put in some Japanese Anemmone some 20 years ago on a North facing fence to my drive. It gradually grew through into my South facing side which was quite arid and stony but it thrived now I have a long clump of it along the drive and he has none.
Frank.
Some are hardier than others but, like many other people, I have clumps in my garden here in the milder south west that have lasted for years and root easily from cuttings. They get woody if they are not cut back hard every year. I do this in spring. They can overwhelm other plants if they are not cut back because they spread a lot.
I can grow this one in the North of Scotland so this one is pretty hardy. So far my plant is eight years old. The way it spreads is by layering itself or cuttings. Can you not ask your neighbour for a bit? I know if I was asked I wouldnt mind at all.
Thank you all for the replies, it seems as if I'm going to have to ask a total stranger if I can take a cutting from his plant, might just wait and see if I can get a plant from a GC or B+Q, sorry about that Geoff I realised what you meant just after hitting the post button, little grey cells not working properly today, bit water logged I think