Re: whirlygig gaillardias

In a message dated 3/10/98 7:53:07 AM Central Standard Time, diana@olympus.net
writes:

<< I be willing to bet a doughnut that this plant is Osteospermum
 'Whirligig'.  Looks very similar to the gaillardia, but it isn't one. 
 It's white with a pink or blue tint, the center-eye of the flower is
 blue and the petals are spoon shaped, flaring open at the ends.  The
 flowers close at night.
 We have them.  I also found a pink variety that we've just potted up
 last week. >>
  

I have had this plant two years in a row, has to be grown as an annual here.
The first year it was blooming beautifully when I bought it, lots of growth
over the heat of the summer and bloomed its little head off from September til
freeze.  Last year I got some, found one with gorgeous  purple spoon type
petals.  After the initial bloom, I got alot of foliage growth, but not one
more bloom.  

Any ideas?  Also, if I break down and get one again this year, and surely I
will when I see it in bloom, if I take cuttings can I overwinter them in the
house?  Have two large windows with southern exposure?

Thanks much, glad this came up?
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