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How do I save my daisies?

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Foresttheout · 30/03/2021 11:22

Complete novice here, I posted a while ago about wanting to grow daffodils abroad and somebody suggested instead I go to a local gardening center and find some flowers I love more suited to my climate. I did just that and have developed a small obsession with African daisies.
I bought 4 plants and they're in 2 big pots, however they don't seem to have taken very well, they are still flowering repeatedly where I de-head but the leaves are turning yellow at the tips then dying and the flower holding stems seem to be struggling to stay upright and flopping over I have no idea what I have done.

Any suggestions? also should I remove the dying leaves or just leave them be?

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NanTheWiser · 30/03/2021 12:02

Are these Osteospermums? Not all are very hardy, and may have suffered from cold nights. Keep an eye on them, hopefully they will recover.

Foresttheout · 30/03/2021 12:42

Yes they are, although I can't find the exact name of this particular colour they are a very deep pink colour with a few lighter pink flowers. Shouldn't have suffered from cold nights, I wasn't clear in my OP i'm not in the UK so the coldest night is probably 12/13 degrees at an absolute minimum. Although we are switching over to rainy season so it has gone from 20+ at night down to this so perhaps the change has gotten to them

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Proudboomer · 30/03/2021 14:19

Over watering can turn leaves yellow.
Osteospermum Don’t like to sit in wet soil so might be worth checking.

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