About
This robust, upright cultivar features consistent deep-pink blooms accented by yellow centers. It thrives in full sunlight and is well-suited for planting in pots and containers.
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
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright, Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
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
- May be susceptible to leaf miners
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Crown Gall