Marguerite Daisy named Cornish Gold
by J McCombie
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Marguerite Daisy named Cornish Gold
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J McCombie
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Cornish Gold' is a compact plant to 24 inches (60cm), with green foliage and single, golden-yellow daisies 2 inches (5cm) across, with deeper yellow disks. This plant gained an RHS award of merit in 1992 for its excellent garden performance. A mass of yellow flowers continue to bloom throughout summer.
Beautiful, sunny blooms. Marguerite Daisies will give you an almost constant supply of flowers that easily last a week or two in a vase.
Marguerite Daises are one of the ultimate low maintenance, long flowering plants available, and these dwarf varieties are a cut above the rest. The evergreen, erect shrubs have soft, finely dissected, mid green leaves, with just a hint of grey. Marguerite Daisies form soft, rounded little mounds. They were hugely popular few years ago, before falling out of fashion. But with their long flowering period, ease of care and practical disposition, combined with new breeding, it has resulted in a wider variety of colours, shapes and sizes. They are making a long overdue come back.
Plant Marguerite Daisies in moderately fertile to humus rich soil. Plant where they will receive at least six hours of sun a day. It is a good idea to protect young plants from frost. The most prolific flowers occur spring and autumn when the nights are cool. As Marguerite Daisies are establishing, you can pinch out the new growth, this will encourage a more bushy plant. Once they are up and flowering, regular dead heading, or picking will promote more blooms. Marguerite Daisies are well suited to coastal areas, sunny beds and borders as well as large containers. They are both salt and wind tolerant.
Argyranthemum is often mistaken for or offered as Chrysanthemum . It is a great plant in containers where it isn’t hardy. A. ‘Jamaica Primrose’ and A. ‘Vancouver’ will survive in Zones 7-11.
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November 8th, 2018
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