Argyranthemum

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Argyranthemum

Bloom close-up

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Anthemideae
Genus:	Argyranthemum Webb

Species

Argyranthemum foeniculum
Argyranthemum frutescens
Argyranthemum madarense
Argyranthemum vera
Argyranthemum x hybrida

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Argyranthemum (the dill daisies) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum.

Argyranthemum frutescens is recorded as a food plant of the leaf-mining larva of the moth Bucculatrix chrysanthemella.

It takes Full Sun
Space it between 12 - 14"
Bloom Time is from Spring to Frost
Soil should be Semi-Moist
Growth rate is at a Medium Rate
The Average size is 12-14" x 12-14"
It can withstand Cold Hardiness 30 degrees F
To prune you should remove spent flowers
and it should be fertilized each month

Grown as a seasonal annual where winter temperaturs dip below 32 degrees F