PopEyes Cape Daisy

PopEyes Cape Daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis 'PopEyes') is a low, mounding South African perennial, 30cm tall and wide, with bright yellow daisies and pink centres. Each flower carries an eye-catching contrast ring at its heart, and the blooms appear repeatedly through the warmer months. The plant is bushy, vigorous and generous with flowers.

Why you'll love it

• Contrast ring in every flower. Bright yellow petals around a pink centre give each daisy a bold, two-tone look.
• Bushy and vigorous. It builds a full mound and is generous with flowers through the warmer months.
• Tolerates dappled shade. It blooms in dappled shade as well as full sun, which gives it more planting spots than most daisies.
• Heat and drought tolerant. Once established it handles heat and dry weather, and it copes with seaside and alkaline soil.
• Pots to beds. It is equally at home in containers, borders and rockeries.

Where it works best

Mass planting and groundcover. Plant 30cm apart for a dense sheet of yellow and pink. The vigorous mounds join up quickly.

Borders and rockeries. Use it as a bright edge along paths and between rocks, where its upright stems keep the flowers on show.

Pots and hanging baskets. The compact, bushy habit suits pots and baskets on decks and verandas.

Growing PopEyes Cape Daisy in Australia

Position and climate. Full sun to part shade, and it keeps flowering through the warmer months even in dappled light. A heat tolerant plant, it suits subtropical, warm temperate and Mediterranean gardens. In colder districts, use pots for seasonal colour.

Soil. Plant in free-draining soil with plenty of organic matter. Most soils and situations are fine, seaside and alkaline ground included.

Water and feed. Mulch and water regularly for the first 12 weeks while the roots establish. After that it handles heat and dry spells, but regular feeding and water keep the flowers coming.

Pruning. Remove spent flowers regularly. That encourages a longer flowering season, and it keeps the bushy mound tidy through summer.

What to expect when it arrives

We sell PopEyes Cape Daisy as tube stock. A tube is a young plant in an 80mm deep tube that establishes quickly, so it suits filling a bed or a row of pots. In warm weather it settles within a few weeks, then bushes out and flowers through the warmer months.

Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.

Plant care guides and related reading

• Browse our cape daisy and osteospermum range
• More flowering plants
• Plants for full sun
• How to create a cottage garden in Australia

Common questions

Will it flower in part shade?

Yes. PopEyes blooms through the warmer months in dappled shade as well as full sun, though full sun gives the most flowers.

What is the contrast ring?

The PopEyes range is bred with a contrasting ring in the centre of every flower. On this one, bright yellow petals surround a pink centre, which gives each daisy a bold eye.

How far apart should I plant it?

Plant 30cm apart. The plants are bushy and vigorous, so they touch and cover the soil within a season of warm weather.