Argyranthemum 'Madeira Red' is a marguerite daisy that flowers from spring until the first frost, giving pots, window boxes and borders months of colour.
The Madeira series makes a compact, upright and well-branched plant of around 30cm tall and 30 to 40cm wide, with classic daisy flowers held clear of finely cut, dark green foliage. 'Madeira Red' is the red form of the collection, whose colours run from rich pinks and reds through to pure white and yellow, each with a warm golden centre. Flowering runs from April to October, and picking off the spent heads keeps new ones coming.
Give it full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. It comes from the Canary Islands, so it copes well with dry spells and with exposed, coastal gardens. It is not hardy: the first frost kills it, so most people treat it as summer bedding and buy fresh plants each year, though a plant moved under cover before the frosts can be kept going.
Supplied as 3 or 6 well-established plants in 10.5cm pots, grown peat-free at a UK nursery in Yorkshire, ready to plant straight into containers and bedding displays.
Cultural Information
Common Name: Marguerite Daisy, Paris Daisy
Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 30cm tall x 30 to 40cm wide
Growth Habit: Upright, compact and well-branched
Perfect For: Pots and containers, window boxes, bedding displays, borders, coastal gardens
Foliage: Finely cut, dark green
Flowering Time: April to October
Planting Position: Full sun; tolerates dry conditions and coastal, exposed sites; ideal in patio containers
Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile
Hardiness: Not hardy (half hardy); killed by the first frost, grown as summer bedding
Maintenance: Low; deadhead to prolong flowering
Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
Type: Tender perennial grown as summer bedding
