About
Argyranthemum Margarita is a frost-sensitive sub-shrub typically cultivated as an annual. This plant develops a compact mound of finely dissected, grey-green leaves, reaching approximately 30 cm in height. It produces an abundance of single blooms that begin as dark pink and lighten over time, featuring a pink and yellow central eye. Flowering extends for several months, starting in late spring and continuing until the onset of frost.
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, Bedding
- 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