About
Argyranthemum Molimba Rose is a low-growing, bushy perennial that typically reaches about 25 cm in height. This evergreen sub-shrub features finely divided, grey-green foliage. In summer, it produces single, daisy-like blooms in rose-pink, each with a prominent yellow center. While it is a perennial, it is frequently cultivated as an annual.
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