About
The Milady Series consists of compact annual plants reaching a height of up to 30 cm. They feature coarsely toothed, ovate leaves and produce rounded, double flower heads that can grow up to 8 cm in diameter. Flower colors include red, pink, purple, and white, blooming in late summer and autumn.
About the genus
Callistephus consists of upright, bushy annual plants characterized by coarsely serrated, oval leaves. These plants produce large, single or double flower heads resembling daisies, which typically bloom in late summer and autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
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
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, neutral to alkaline, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Water in dry periods
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in gentle heat in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and cutworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Fusarium wilt