About
This evergreen, frost-sensitive subshrub is frequently cultivated as an annual. It develops into a dense mound of finely divided foliage, topped with double flowers featuring white rays and yellow centers.
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
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-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, Patio and container plants, Coastal, Mediterranean climate 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
- Pruning group 10. Deadhead regularly
- 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 crown gall