Scientific Name:
Argyranthemum frutescens
cvs.
Pronunciation:
ar-jur-AN-thuh-mum froo-TESS-enz
Common Name:
Marguerite daisy, cobbitty daisy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as)
Key ID Features:
Leaves have deep narrow lobes, most obovate in outline, 2-8cm long x 2-6cm wide; inflorescence of 12-30 heads that close up at night, each 3-4cm wide, ray florets 12-30, convex, overlapping in most cultivars, disk florets form the yellow centre 1-2cm wide, below is a crown of overlapping bracts.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Spain's Canary Islands near Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include:
A. 'Sugar Baby',
A. 'Crested Pink';
A. 'Cream Butterfly',
A. 'Daisy Sugar Baby',
A. 'Neptune', and
A. 'Sao Vicente Rose'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Dissected
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Acute
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
Fragrant
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Yellow, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Stem tip cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
Deadhead to encourage more heads to form
Pest Susceptibility:
Leaf miner insect (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
