Marguerite Daisy named Summer Song Rose #4
by J McCombie
Title
Marguerite Daisy named Summer Song Rose #4
Artist
J McCombie
Medium
Photograph
Description
This piece has been featured in the FAA Group, "Beautiful Flowers".
Throughout the growing season beautiful semi-double daisies of soft rosy pink cover Summer Song Rose. This free-flowering, compact tender perennial was bred by Daniel Bede McDonald in Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia along with many other fine bedding Argyranthemum.
The tough shrubby Marguerite daisy is popular for its beauty and resilience. This tender evergreen perennial originates from the Canary Islands, Madeira and other regions in Macaronesia, where it survives in sunny rough sloped terrain and Oceanside plant communities. In temperate zones with cold winters it is grown as a popular bedding annual.
Marguerite daisy is shrubby and clump-forming and deeply lobed leaves that emit a strong fragrance when crushed. Its pink daisies are produced above the foliage and appear from late spring till frost, or almost year-round in frost-free climates, and are attractive to butterflies. Flowering subsides in very hot weather and deadheading will prolong vigorous bloom.
This easy-to-grow plant prefers full sun and moderately fertile garden soil with good drainage. Regular light pruning will promote compact growth, increase flowering and provide cuttings for propagation. Plants are wind and salt tolerant, so they are ideal for Oceanside gardens, containers, or sunny garden beds.
Uploaded
April 1st, 2013
Embed
Share
Comments (1)
There are no comments for Marguerite Daisy named Summer Song Rose #4. Click here to post the first comment.