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Products > Arctotis 'Pink Sugar'   Arctotis 'Pink Sugar' - Pink African Daisy     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) Origin: South Africa (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Pink Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: [X Venidio-Arctotis] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Summer Dry: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Arctotis 'Pink Sugar' (Pink African Daisy) - An evergreen perennial with a compact habit to 10 to 14 inches tall with velvety silver-gray foliage and pink flowers that have an orange-yellow eye and appear nearly continuously from April through November. Plant in full to part sun and irrigate only occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to 20-25 degrees F (Zone 9). A great new color selection for perennial beds, accent planting, as a groundcover or in containers. Flowers are attractive to butterflies and the fuzzy gray foliage seems resistant to deer predation. Trim spent flowers (deadhead) to encourage prolonged rebloom. We received this plant from Florexpo-Gloeckner as part of Amerinova's Ravers series and, like the Sun Spot series, this plant is from the breeding program of Graham Noel Brown of Nuflora International in New South Wales, Australia. This series was bred for compact habit, strong blooming and attractive silver foliage. This is likely a Venidio-Arctotis hybrids or Arctotis Harlequin Hybrids (syn. Arctotis hybrida, X Venidioarctotis) which involved crossing and back crossing several species including Arctotis venusta grandis and Venidium [now Acrtotis] fastuosa.  The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Arctotis 'Pink Sugar'.