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Yellow Snow Marguerite

Dolichoglottis lyallii

Yellow Snow Marguerite
Photo: Saryu Mae, CC BY 4.0

Yellow snow marguerite is a tall perennial daisy from the mountains of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island, grown for its yellow flower heads and grass-like leaves. It needs cool conditions and good drainage to do well.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during dry spells in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, moisture-retentive soil or gritty mix.
Temperature
10–20 °C suits it best; tolerates cold, but protect from prolonged heat above about 27 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Zealand South I.
Climate
temperate

About

Dolichoglottis lyallii, the yellow snow margueritte, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.

Where it grows

Dolichoglottis lyallii is native to the South Island and Stewart Island.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dolichoglottis lyallii 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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