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Arctotis hirsuta
Arctotis hirsuta is a South African annual daisy that forms branched, slightly fleshy plants with orange, yellow or cream flowers in spring. It needs full sun and well-drained sandy soil, and grows best in mild, dry conditions.
Arctotis hirsuta (Namaqua marigold, gousblom) is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to South Africa. It occurs in the provinces of the Northern Cape and Western Cape. Most typically found on sandy slopes and flats along the coast in the region between Elandsbaai to the Agulhas Plain. During the spring flower season it can flower in large numbers.
It is an annual plant that can reach up to 450 mm in height. It is somewhat fleshy and has a branched stem. The leaves are slightly hairy, which explains the name hirsuta. They grow to 200 mm long. The flowers are orange, yellow or cream-colored and the flower heads are about 40 mm in diameter.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
