Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisies on a white background.
All shades of Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisy blooms growing in garden.
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Detailed close-up of Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisy blooms growing in garden.
Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisies on a white background.
All shades of Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisy blooms growing in garden.
Overhead view of symmetrical design of Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisy blooms on a copper background.
Detailed close-up of Pastel Mix Livingstone Daisy blooms growing in garden.

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Pastel Mix Livingstone

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Description

A care-free annual with dazzlingly colorful rewards! These low, spreading plants reach just 4 to 6 inches tall and send amazing beams of rainbow colors into the stratosphere. They are the easiest way to brighten a difficult, dry landscape! This sun-loving plant makes a drought-tolerant ground cover and is an exceptionally easy-to-grow blast of color for your landscape! Native to Cape Peninsula in South Africa, this variety is presumably named for Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish-born physician and missionary who extensively traveled the African continent in the 1800s. The plant’s native range is in relatively infertile desert soils, which lends an explanation to its resilience. Do not overwater, as these like slightly dry, well-drained soil.

Growing Tips:Sow outdoors after danger of frost. Prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Do not overwater. Plants do not like humidity. Blooms will continue into summer in cooler climates.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Requirement
8–10 hr.
Days to Germinate
10–25
Days to Maturity
45–60
Planting Depth
Surface sow
Plant Spacing
10–14 in.
Ideal Temperature
70–75°F
Frost Hardy
No

When to Grow

Sow outdoors after danger of frost has passed, as this annual is not frost hardy. Press the seed onto the surface rather than burying it, and allow 10-25 days for germination, with plants spaced 10-14 inches apart. Give them full sun or part shade and slightly moist, well-drained soil, and do not overwater. Flowers arrive in about 45-60 days and will continue into summer in cooler climates.

FAQ

How large do Livingstone daisies get?

These low, spreading plants reach just 4 to 6 inches tall. This sun-loving plant makes a drought-tolerant ground cover and an exceptionally easy-to-grow blast of color for your landscape.

What growing conditions do they prefer?

Full sun or part shade with slightly moist, well-drained soil. Do not overwater, as these like slightly dry, well-drained soil, and plants do not like humidity. The species is native to the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, where its range is in relatively infertile desert soils, which lends an explanation to its resilience.

What colors are in the mix?

The mix sends up rainbow colors including pink, white, yellow, orange, and red.

Customer reviews

5 / 5 6 Reviews

What gardeners are saying

  • Vivid, saturated color: Colors so bright they look fake in photos.

  • Loves dry, sandy soil: Thrives in hot desert and sandy, rocky ground.

  • Early to bloom: Among the first flowers in the garden to bloom.

  • Returns every year: Reseeds itself and shrugs off hard freezes.

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