Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #91 - February 2011, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Holly: That is really pretty, love the Osteospermums! I've had a few that grew as perennials, coming back each spring, but last spring only a couple came back and they were kinda spindly. I guess our historically frigid winter all but did them in and I doubt if I will see any older ones re-sprouting again after this cold winter. I bought the Serenity Lemonade and the white one a few weeks ago and got them in the ground right away. I was out in the yard yesterday and a mole or something is uprooting them, and they are raggedy looking, grrr! I wanted to buy more to plant but need to take care of whatever is tearing them up first, I hate spending good money on a plant to have critters eat it or dig it up.

Gee, I check out bloom of the day almost every day here on DG and I don't think it will take much to get me hooked on Daylilies!! http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2011-02-09

I had a neighbor tell me they wouldn't do well here but I've found out that isn't the case at all ... I may be in big trouble! I've been lurking on some websites and was stunned at the price of some of these beauties ($100, $200 and up, Yikes!) I can't imagine anyone paying that kind of money for any plant, but I guess some folks are collectors! There are some Daylilies that are fairly reasonable @ $10 and $20 each and that is more reasonable if they are perennial.

This is one of my favorite Osteospermum from a couple of years ago. I love the colors in these blooms ... just like a sunset, and the name is Osteospermum 'Astra Sunset Purple':