General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 60 to 85F
Days to germinate: 7 to 21
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP21,191

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Trade name information:
Series: Serenity™
Trade Name: Lemonade
Cultivar name: 'Balserlem'
Common names
  • African Daisy
  • Cape Daisy

Photo Gallery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-03

Date: 2014-04-25

Date: 2014-04-25
Location: My backyard
Date: March 18, 2010
Osteospermum 'Serenity Lemonade'

Date: March 18, 2010
Close up of bloom 'Serenity Lemonade'

Date: 2013-03-18

Date: 2013-03-18
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-04-04

Date: 2013-03-18

Date: 2013-03-18
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-12
At Sunriver Gardens
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-12
At Sunriver Gardens
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-12
At Sunriver Nursery
Plant Events from our members
Australis On July 21, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Replacement died as well. This cultivar must not like the spot I had it in.
Australis On April 21, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in the garden.
Australis On April 16, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased a replacement after the previous one died from unknown causes.
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