About
This sub-shrub reaches a height of approximately 50 cm and features finely divided, aromatic leaves that display a blue-green hue. From late spring through mid-autumn, it produces pink, double blossoms.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Requires a sunny position in well-drained soil. Often grown as an annual for bedding or containers, but can be overwintered in frost-free conditions
- Pruning
- Pinch out growing tips to retain compactness
- 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 powdery mildews