How to Grow Marguerite Daisies? Detailed Care Methods and Tips
The marguerite daisy is a shrub flower native to North Africa. Its name sounds quite strange, like a person's name, and Margaret is indeed a personal name. It was the favorite flower of a Norwegian princess, who named it after herself. In Western countries, this flower has another name, the “maiden flower.” Today Qinnong Web will introduce how to grow this marguerite daisy.
I. Growth Habits of the Marguerite Daisy
The marguerite daisy comes from northern Africa and near southern Europe, an area close to the Mediterranean and the Tropic of Cancer, where the climate conditions are rather complex. Growing here, the marguerite daisy has developed a characteristic of being neither heat-tolerant nor cold-tolerant. When summer temperatures are too high, the leaves of the marguerite daisy will drop, and in winter it needs some warming measures. It also has certain requirements for soil. Below we will take a specific look at the cultivation methods for the marguerite daisy.
II. Cultivation Methods for the Marguerite Daisy
1. Soil
The marguerite daisy has certain requirements for soil and prefers loose, fertile soil with good drainage. For home cultivation, we can use black mountain soil mixed with peat soil in equal proportions to prepare the soil. If conditions do not allow and there is no black mountain soil, garden soil can also be used as a substitute.
2. Fertilizing
When planting the marguerite daisy, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied when repotting or planting out, and no further fertilizing is needed afterward. Use chicken manure fertilizer and a small amount of slow-release fertilizer as the base fertilizer. Since the chicken manure fertilizer is already fully composted, using a little more does not matter, but the amount of slow-release fertilizer must be controlled according to pot size. The most important point is that the roots must not come into contact with the fertilizer. During the flowering period, occasionally apply additional fertilizer, using “Bì Kāi Huā.”
3. Light
The marguerite daisy is a plant that relatively likes light. Full sun can be used in spring and autumn, which helps the plant become compact, sturdy and full, but in summer when temperatures are high and light is very strong, some shading measures should be taken appropriately.
4. Temperature
The most suitable growing temperature for the marguerite daisy is 15°C to 22°C. Too high or too low will have adverse effects on the plant's growth and development, so during care, always pay attention to temperature changes and adjust the marguerite daisy in time.
The above is Qinnong Web's introduction to the cultivation methods for the marguerite daisy. The marguerite daisy has a very long flowering period, lasting from October each year all the way to May of the following year, so it can be cultivated as a potted landscape in parks or botanical gardens, or it is also quite possible to grow it at home.