Plant in full sun in a soil that drains moderately well and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. It is hardy to 25 degrees F. This is a durable and attractive groundcover that tolerates drought and even seasonal inundation.

Arctotis stoechadifolia grows in the dry dunes along the west coast of Cape Province where it was described from by Peter Jonas Bergius in 1767. The genus name Arctotis is derived from Greek words 'arktos', which means "a bear" and 'otos' meaning "an ear" with the implication that the scales of the flower and fruit pappus look like the ears of a bear. The reason for the specific epithet is not clear with the possibility that it come from the Greek word 'stoechas' that refers to a type of mint coupled with 'folia' meaning leaf. The common name is "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. We offered this plant in the past, listing it in our catalogs from 1995 to 2000 but because of its short shelf life (it just grows too fast!) we stopped growing it. We brought it back into production in 2010 because so many customers have requested it after seeing our extensive planting of it in the dry creek in our nursery. 

The information displayed on this page about Arctotis stoechadifolia is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.