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Daisy ID

pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
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I’ve bought this annual(?) daisy in the summer and it’s done so well in the dry weather without any extra care. I’m pretty sure the name on the label was not argyranthemum, but it must be closely related or a hybrid of some sort.
Can anyone help? I just like to know the names of the good-doers in my life. 😊


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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    edited October 2022
    I'd call it an argyranthemum, some might call it a margeurite daisy.  Looks like madeira crested hot pink.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    🤔 I must look for the label. Thanks, @fidgetbones, I know what you mean. There was a different name on the label though…
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Not sure its an annual though. It looks like the type I take cuttings off each year.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Is it a half hardy perennial?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Lots of things that we think of and usually grow as annuals are actually tender perennials. Many people don't have space to keep them going through the winter, or compromise by overwintering small rooted cuttings.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    @fidgetbones Are the cuttings easy to overwinter? Can I still do it now? 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @JennyJ Yes tender perennials sorry!
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    I found the label! It does say daisy. It’s Aramis Velvet Red, though it definitely looks pink. Thank you, everyone. I think I might try some cuttings, though I am trying to overwinter a lot of plants. And I only have the windowsills. 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited October 2022


    Full name ....Argyranthemum . Maybe Argyranthemum frutescens 
    Common name is ...Marguerite

    Argyranthemum  Aramis "Velvet Red"..... surely flowers should be Red?

     https://www.netherfoldnursery.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=166




    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Thank you, @Silver surfer. There was probably a mix up of labels in the garden centre. 
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