Starting in May, Argyranthemum frutescens blooms tirelessly all summer, delighting with its white and yellow flowers, similar to chamomile. He is originally from the Canary Islands.
The genus Argyranthemum includes 23 species of prostrate or erect evergreen shrubs from the Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, where they are distributed from the coast to bright forests and volcanic mountains at an altitude of 2300 m (2515 yard) above sea level. This carpet shrub is up to 70 cm (2.3 feet) wide and also grows up to 70 cm (2.3 feet).
The leaves of Argyranthemum are opposite or alternate, from whole to deeply dissected,5-10 cm (2-3.9 inches) long; their color varies from green to intensely gray. Flowers, or rather buds — chamomile-shaped single baskets with a diameter of 2 cm (0.8 inches), often with a middle similar to anemones, or double baskets: white, pink, yellow, apricot. The flowers bloom from late spring to early autumn.
In warm regions, these are beautiful carpet and bed plants that bloom endlessly. In more northern areas, they are grown as annual carpet or container plants.
It is very important for us that argyranthemum is resistant to sea winds, so you can use them in the floral design of the embankments! They grow well in drained medium-fertile soils, in open sunny places. Withstand up to -5°C (23°F), even when freezing, the tops of plants grow well in spring.
In early or mid-spring, cut off the damaged shoots, capturing 2.5 cm (1 inches) of last year’s growth. During the growing season, the tops of the shoots are pinched to form a compact plant.
Argyranthemum is well propagated by green cuttings in spring or semi-dead cuttings, non-flowering shoots in summer; cuttings are cut into lengths of 5-10 cm (2-3.9 inches). In culture, these plants are quite stable.
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