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

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Raised Planter, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

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.

Grow in full sun in well draining soil. Prefers loose soils and does not do well in heavy clay soils, though will grow in loamy-clay soils. Prefers dry to medium moisture. Resistant to rabbit and deer; attractive to butterflies. Deadheading will lengthen the bloom season, and if plants become floppy during the season, shear them back to about 6 inches or so. A hardy perennial, not to be confused with Margarite Daisy, which is a popular annual that is not winter hardy.