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Tricolor Chrysanthemum

Ismelia

Also called Tricolor daisy

Tricolor Chrysanthemum
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, Public domain

Ismelia is a genus with a single species, Ismelia carinata, an annual daisy from North Africa grown for its colourful flowers. It is closely related to marguerites, and sun and well-drained soil are the keys to growing it.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water when the top of the soil is dry; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or light potting mix.
Temperature
Mild conditions; generally grown as a cool-season annual, protect from frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Ismelia carinata, the tricolour chrysanthemum, tricolor daisy, or annual chrysanthemum, is an ornamental plant native to north Africa that is cultivated as a garden plant and grows as a weed in California. It is the sole species in the genus Ismelia. It has been hybridized with related Argyranthemum species to create cultivars of garden marguerites.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ismelia 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.

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