I live outside of Troy,NY. I too have had several symphony osteopernum,but I have had great success with them. Generally purchasd in may-...Read Morejune, they have flowered until frost. I just lost my lemon symphony last week. I have found they flower more with deadheading. I also find that they seem to go through cycles; flowering profusely then period of generating buds with a few flowers, then profuse bloom again. I always transplant them into a larger container with a mix of potting soil and slow release fertilizer. I just love these flowers! They are gorgeous as cut flowers in a bouquet too!
I love this flower - it's very important to dead head the spent flowers or the plant dies out early - I cut back the entire single stem t...Read Morehat the spent bloom was on and it just keeps blooming away. These look great in a mixed container!
They bloom from September thru April here and can get quite large. They don't like heat and they don't like wet feet. Although I plant ...Read Morethem every fall they are the first of my winter annuals to die off here in zone 9b.
I purchased several Osteospermum "Symphony" plants in spring 2003 including Lemon Symphony. While they were lovely, I found them very sh...Read Moreort-lived here in our summers, which can sometimes be rainy or have fewer sunny days than elsewhere - even when planted in well drained soil. By mid July they were done for.
I live outside of Troy,NY. I too have had several symphony osteopernum,but I have had great success with them. Generally purchasd in may-...Read More
I love this flower - it's very important to dead head the spent flowers or the plant dies out early - I cut back the entire single stem t...Read More
They bloom from September thru April here and can get quite large. They don't like heat and they don't like wet feet. Although I plant ...Read More
I purchased several Osteospermum "Symphony" plants in spring 2003 including Lemon Symphony. While they were lovely, I found them very sh...Read More