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Argyranthemum maderense

Argyranthemum maderense
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Argyranthemum maderense, the Madeira marguerite, is a shrubby daisy from the Canary Islands (Lanzarote) that flowers freely in mild climates. Give it full sun, sharp drainage and little water, and it will bloom for most of the year.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry out before watering again.
Soil
Free-draining mix, such as a gritty or sandy potting compost; avoid heavy, waterlogged soil.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below about 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Canary Is. (Lanzarote)
Climate
subtropical

About

Argyranthemum maderense, called the Madeira marguerite, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Argyranthemum. In spite of its scientific and common names it is not native to Madeira, but to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands some 500 km away. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Argyranthemum plants

Canary Island Marguerite · Marguerite · Argyranthemum gracile · Dill daisy

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Argyranthemum maderense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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