About
Argyranthemum 'Lemon Cupcake' is a frost-sensitive, evergreen sub-shrub typically cultivated as an annual. It develops a dense mound of finely textured, grey-green leaves, reaching approximately 30 cm in height. From late spring until the onset of frost, it produces clusters of creamy-yellow blooms that gradually lighten to cream, each featuring a yellow center, adding visual interest above the foliage.
About the genus
Argyranthemum consists of evergreen perennials or sub-shrubs with a woody base. The leaves can be either simple or finely divided, and the plants produce daisy-like flower heads in white, yellow, or pink from late spring through autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate from sotfwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings later in the summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to chrysanthemum leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to crown gall