About
Argyranthemum 'Levada Cream' is a spreading subshrub that grows up to 60 cm in height. It features finely divided, serrated green foliage and produces single daisies with light yellow petals that have darker centers, gradually transitioning to a creamy hue.
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
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering and pinch growing tips to keep compact. Mulching may protect rootstock from frost, and helps to conserve water. Water in prolonged dry spells
- Pruning
- Deadhead regularly, pruning group 10
- Propagation
- Root softwood cuttings in spring, and semi-hardwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots at other times
- Pest resistance
- Leaf miners may be a problem
- Disease resistance
- Crown gall is an occasional problem