Botanical Name: Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi'
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Common Name: Golden Marguerite  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Myrna Dowsett
  • Description

  • Notes

Golden Margaurite a a clump-forming perennial produces many weeks of daisy-like flowers in summer. Foliage is bright green and finely dissected, creating a ferny appearance. Flowers are daisy-like, with yellow petals and yellow eyes. It is great in borders and works well as a cut flower. Grows about 25 to 30 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide. Foliage has a pleasant minty-musky scent with crushed. 'Susanna Mitchell' is a cultivar with white petals, yellow eye, and grey foliage growing about 24 to 30 inches tall and 30 inches wide, and can be seen at the Washington Square Deomstration Garden.