Flower Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 3 - 7
- Height: 24 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to early fall
- Bloom Color: Orange
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 28 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly
- Sowing Rate: 6 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 16 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Marguerite Daisy
Marguerite Daisy Orange (Anthemis Sancti-Johannis) - These daisy-like flowers are among the best choices for long-lived color in the sunny border. Start Marguerite Daisy flower seed for a wonderful display of color and plants that feature ferny, mounding foliage and a profusion of bright orange daisies. The bees and butterflies love the sunny orange blooms!
Marguerite Daisies work well in containers and in the sunny perennial garden. They also make great cut flowers. Anthemis is pretty drought tolerant and adapts well to poor soils. When blooms are faded, deadheading regularly will greatly increase blooming time. If plants become floppy in mid-summer, shear them back to 6 inches to help them rejuvenate. Marguerite Daisies tends to be a short-lived perennial, but they will often reseed themselves by dropping their own flower seeds in the late fall. The dropped Marguerite Daisy flower seeds will germinate the next spring to give you a whole new display.
Sow Marguerite Daisy flower seed indoors, 6 - 8 weeks before last frost is expected. Use quality starter mix, sow the Anthemis flower seeds on the surface and lightly cover. Keep seed moist until germination. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Or, sow Anthemis flower seed outdoors in prepared soil after danger of frost.
