Akila® Lavender Shades Osteospermum

Akila Lavender Shades is a compact, seed-grown African daisy in PanAmerican Seed’s Akila series. The breeder identifies this selection as PAS844620 and describes a mounded plant about 10–14 in. tall and 14–20 in. wide, for sun, with flowers from early through late spring. Its lavender-shade name distinguishes it from the separate Purple and White Purple Eye selections. The series is suited to containers and mass plantings; PanAmerican notes that full, well-branched plants tolerate drought once established. [PanAmerican Seed](https://www.panamseed.com/products/046106258002869/osteospermum-akila-lavender-shades/) gives selection-specific growing information. For broader garden context, [Illinois Extension](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/osteospermum) describes osteospermums as full-sun annual bedding plants for spring and fall; that guidance is species-level, not a claim of cultivar-specific hardiness. ## Maintenance Grow in sun and well-drained soil. Water during establishment and during extended dry spells; the breeder’s drought-tolerance note applies to established plants. Flowering can slow in hot weather for many osteospermum cultivars, according to Illinois Extension, so treat seasonal performance as climate-dependent.