Euryops pectinatus is an extremely hardy and superb indigenous, evergreen shrub known as the Golden Daisy Bush.
The Golden Daisy has soft grey-green toothed, fern like foliage and fills out to a height of 1 metre.Its grey foliage forms a strong contrast against its bright gold flowers.
It is frost hardy and fast growing so quickly fills any gap in a garden bed. It grows best in the full sun but will handle light shade; just remember it will then flower less.
This Euryops can grow in most soils as long as these are well drained, I have seen them planted en mass on traffic islands where they are in full flower and are coping well in the dry and windy conditions . For best results add well decomposed compost to the soil and this will improve their growth and mean a longer flowering period with more abundant flowers. This plant is happiest with moderate amounts of water and once established is water wise.
The Golden Daisy is free flowering with flowers appearing most of the year but its main display in spring. It has large, bright yellow, single daisy like flowers. Bees and butterflies are attracted to the dazzling flowers especially when plants are massed together in the garden.
It is a low maintenance plant that can be pruned lightly to keep it shape. Prune back hard every 3 years or so if it becomes woody.
Euryops pectinatus is great in mixed borders, use it as a filler in the shrubbery or make it a showpiece in the garden.
Eastern Cape Stockists:
Floradale Nursery – Port Elizabeth
Floradale Nursery – East London
Red Leaf Nursery – Port Alfred
Builders Express East London
Builders Express – Jeffreys Bay
Builders Express – Newton Park
Builders Express – Queenstown
Builders Express – Uitenhage
Builders Express – Walmer
Builders Express – Walker drive
Builders Warehouse – Port Elizabeth
Free State Stockists:
Alma Kwekery – Welkom
Bruwer Kwekery – Bloemfontein
Builders Warehouse Bloemfontein
Greenside Kwekery – Bloemfontein
Harrismith Kwekery – Harrismith
Plants@Preller – Bloemfontein
Platberg Nursery – Harrismith
Pretty Garden Tuinsentrum – Bloemfontein
Urth Garden Centre – Bloemfontein
Gauteng Stockists:
4 Seasons Nursery – Heidelberg
Colourful Splendour – Craighall Park
Garden Pavilion – Brandmullers
Garden Pavilion – Eckards
Garden Pavilion – Sunkist
GardenShop Broadacres
GardenShop Bryanston
GardenShop Flora Farm
GardenShop Menlo Park
GardenShop Parktown North
Lifestyle Home Garden – Randburg
Montrose Nursery – Morningside
Plant Paradise Garden Centre – Pretoria
Safari Tuinsentrum – Pretoria
Schaffler’s Nursery – Johannesburg
Limpopo Stockists:
Mpumalanga Stockists:
Garden Pavilion – Montana
Garden Pavilion – White River
North West Stockists:
Clarks Tuinsentrum – Lichtenburg
Garden Pavilion – Potchefstroom
Western Cape Stockists:
Cape Garden – Joostenbergvlakte
Cape Garden – Somerset West
Cape Garden – Stellenbosch
Starke Ayres Garden Centre – Rosebank
Starke Ayres Garden Centre – West Coast Village
Stodels – Bellville
Stodels – Constantia
Stodels – Kenilworth
Stodels – Milnerton
Stodels – Somerset West
Builders Express – Kenilworth
Builders Express – Knysna
Builders Express – Stellenbosch
Builders Express – Willowbridge
Builders Warehouse – Cape Gate
Builders Warehouse – City
Builders Warehouse – Constantiaberg
Builders Warehouse – George
Builders Warehouse – Helderberg
Builders Warehouse – Table View
Builders Warehouse – Tygerberg
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