Plant Type

Perennial, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Patio

 

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Painted daisies are charming, old-garden flowers, with deeply cut, almost ferny foliage, and large daisy-like flowers in very un-daisy-like colors. Blooms late spring to early summer, in shades of pink, reds, and white. Grows about 24 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide. Good cut flower and well suited to a cottage style garden. The downside is that they seem to be short lived due to our very hot and dry summers. A shame, but if you're buying cosmos, this would be a perfect companion.

Grow in well drained soil in full sun to mostly sunny sites. Adaptive to soil types, though heavy clays are not ideal. Deadheading will encourage continued bloom (at least until it gets too hot). It might be safest to treat them as an annual in the garden, but you never know. Also listed as Chrysanthemum coccineum and Pyrethrum roseum.