Arctotis hybrids are available in many red, brown, cream, pink, yellow and orange shades, usually sold as color mixtures.
Ray flowers are reddish orange-yellow, central disk dark purple.
As many other South African species, arctotis protects its pollen-bearing parts by closing the flowers in late afternoon and in cloudy weather. Otherwise they would make brilliant cut flowers. When sown in May, African Daisies start flowering in late June or early July and go on blooming until autumn, especially if regularly deadheaded. They have a tap root and young plants have to be transplanted with care. Compact hybrids can be used for bedding or as exotic ground cover.