About
Argyranthemum Molimba Pink ('Argymip') is a compact, bushy evergreen perennial that typically reaches a height of about 45 cm. This sub-shrub features finely dissected, grey-green foliage. During the summer months, it produces single, pink flowers that transition to white at the edges, each with a yellow center. While it can be cultivated as a perennial, it is often treated as an annual in many gardens.
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
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding
- 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, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container 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
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring, and semi-hardwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots at other times. Sterile flowers so does not produce seeds
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free