New
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marguerite 'Aramis Lemon & Pink'
(syn. × Argyrimelia or Argyranthemum)
Soft colour with plenty of impact, this compact marguerite lights up summer displays with a steady run of daisy flowers...
Plant description
It’s happy in full sun though will tolerate a little light shade, coping well with drier spells once established, as long as the soil drains well. Deadheading little and often keeps the show going and encourages more buds.
Although classed as tender, most gardeners grow marguerite ‘Aramis Lemon & Pink’ as a summer annual, or lift container plants to overwinter under cover or within a conservatory as a pot plant.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for marguerite Aramis Lemon & Pink:
Pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushiness and apply a deep, dry mulch around the base of the plant in autumn if planted in open ground and protect with cloches or plant protection fleece if hard frost is forecast.
If top growth is damaged by the frost, the plants often re-grow from the base in spring. While a perennial, marguerites are often grown as annuals.
GOES WELL WITH
June Week 1
If you do nothing else...water new plants. Make sure new additions do not suffer during dry spells. Plant up summer containers bedding once the threat of frosts has passed. Feed container plants about six weeks after planting. If it’s a nice day...trim he
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After the last frost date, plant up containers with tender flowering bedding and reliable foliage plants. Line terracotta pots with polythene, taking care not to cover the planting holes, to reduce water loss through the porous sides of the pot.
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