Draw pollinators to your garden with an easy-to-grow plant that offers bursts of sunny blooms each spring and fall.
What’s in a Name?
“Marguerite” is the French word for “daisy.”
Justin Hancock.
No matter what you call the plant, you’ll have plenty of great options to choose from.
Look for a site with average, well-drained soil that receives at least six hours of sun each day.
Given their shrubby appearance, marguerite daisies are great for mass planting, borders, and large containers.
Justin Hancock.
How and When to Plant Marguerite Daisy
Marguerite daisies bloom best in spring and fall.
Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball of the plant.
Tamp down the soil and water thoroughly.
Marguerite Daisy Care Tips
Caring for marguerite daisies is pretty simple.
Water new marguerite daisy plants once a week until they are well-established.
After that, theyll only need about 1 inch of water per week unless the weather is very hot.
Temperature and Humidity
Marguerite daisies love climates that mimic the sunny but cool climates of the Mediterranean.
They are frost-tender and will die in temperatures that dip below 40F unless brought inside.
In especially hot weather (above 70F day and night), marguerite daisies will likely stop producing blooms.
In fact, using it could result in leggy plants instead of bushy plants.
For the amount to use, follow product label instructions.
Dig a hole in the potting soil, water it thoroughly, and add the plant.
confirm the container is well-draining, and add more water to set the plant.
Useneem oilto get rid of pests in your garden safely and effectively.
Overwatering can cause root rot, and too much heat can cause them to deteriorate quickly.
How to Propagate Marguerite Daisy
Increase your stock of marguerite daisies withstem cuttings.
In late summer, take 2- to 4-inch cuttings from healthy stems that aren’t flowering.
Strip the lower inch of leaves and dip it in a rooting hormone.
Justin Hancock.
Plant the stem in potting soil.
Put the potted branch in a place that gets indirect sunlight, and keep it moist.
You’ll know the cutting has taken root when new leaves appear.
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Transfer to your garden in the early spring after the last frost.
Place the seeds on top of a moist starter mix and lightly cover them with more mix.
‘Lipstick’ marguerite daisy
Double hot-pink flowers grace this 1-foot-tall plant.
Lynn Karlin.
It grows 1 foot tall and wide.
Snapdragon
Snapdragonis a cool-weather annual that grows tall with many color options.
you could also keep them inbloom all winter in a greenhouse.
The marguerite daisy is native to the Canary Islands and can now be found worldwide.
Most are grown in Italy and Southern California, where the climate is good for them.
North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.
