About
Argyranthemum Madeira White ('Ohmadleva') is a tender evergreen subshrub typically cultivated as an annual. It develops a dense mound of finely cut, dark blue-green leaves, reaching approximately 30 cm in height. From late spring through early autumn, it produces white, daisy-like blooms featuring yellow centers that rise 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, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to keep compact. Plants will die back as temperatures drop; a deep dry mulch may protect the rootstock from light frosts, but it is advisable to take cuttings to insure against winter losses, or plant in containers that may be moved indoors over winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10, deadhead regularly
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring, and semi-hardwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to chrysanthemum leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to crown gall