Osteospermum ‘Osjaseclipur’ (Soprano lilac spoon African daisy)

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Osteospermum ‘Osjaseclipur’

Soprano lilac spoon African daisy

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Osteospermum	From the Greek osteon, “bone,” and sperma, which in Greek compound words means “-seeded”, thus meaning “hard-seeded”
Cultivar	‘Osjaseclipur’

About plant names...

The Soprano Lilac Spoon is a hybrid of Osteospermum, a genus related to sunflowers and commonly known as African daisies. (Osteospermum means "bone seed.") It is a cultivar, not found in the wild, derived from Osteospermum ecklonis.

Identification: Most African daises resemble their North American counterparts, but a few cultivars, like this one, have unique spoon-shaped petals. Plants are 9-10" (24-26 cm) high and 14-16" (35-40 cm) around. Flowers are 1¾-2" (5-5.5 cm) in diameter, purple with blue centers, blooming early.

The spoon-shaped flower petals are unique to only a few cultivars.

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 20 × 16" (51 × 40 cm)

Here are three similar cultivars with spoon-shaped petals:^[1]

Cultivar	Height	Width	Flowers	Flowering	Flower size	Flower color
Osteospermum 'Osdapur'	8-9" (20-24 cm)	12-15" (30-38 cm)	Spatulate, larger, better spoons	Early	2" (6 cm)	Light purple
Osteospermum 'Osjaseclipur'	9-10" (24-26 cm)	14-16" (35-40 cm)	Spatulate	Early	1¾-2" (5-5.5 cm)	Purple
Osteospermum ‘Nashinga Purple’	16-18" (40-45 cm)	26-28" (66-70 cm)	Spatulate, narrow spoons	Late	2" (5.5 cm)	Light purple

Online References:

Www.freepatentsonline.com

¹From the patent application

Osteospermum ‘Osjaseclipur’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

Range: Zones 9-11:

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