African Daisy - A Little History and Some Growing Instructions The African Daisy also known as the Cape Marigold, the Star-of-the-Veldt and Osteospermum is a hardy annual that is native to the dry, stony soils of South Africa. The plants were discovered in the 19th century and brought to Europe and the United States where they quickly gained some popularity. The flowers of the original strains would remain open only during periods of full sun. When the sky clouded over or after the sun set, the flowers would close. For many this made the plant undesirable, but the vividly colored flowers were so attractive that breeding programs in Great Britain and the United States began to produce cultivars with blooms that remained open much longer. As
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