Scientific Name:
Pericallis
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
pair-ih-KAL-iss ex HIB-rih-duh
Common Name:
cineraria , Senetti daisy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Annual, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Basal leaves orbicular and palmately lobed; flower ray florets of most cultivars with white band towards center of head plus various colours on the outer part of each ray corolla.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Garden origin (P. cruenta x P. lanata - both Canary Islands.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Shapes:
Deltoid, Orbicular
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Violet, Pink, Magenta, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Silver
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
seed is viable
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Low
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Mites, Root rot, Thrips, Virus, Whitefly or psyllids
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : ISH entrance wall
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (GNH) GreeNHouse