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 Anthemis
Drought tolerant plants with tough leaves and masses of 3cm wide yellow-centred daisy flowers over a long period. Best in full sun and free-draining soil. Experts say that to be at their best they need to be cut back hard in October when they will still be in full flower - no gain without pain! We use an alternative approach and cut back to about 1ft / 30cm in early winter and then prune out old stems in March leaving a neat mound of new foliage about 3-4" / 7-10cm tall. This works well for us, but makes taking cuttings in January a bit more awkward. Easy to strike from cuttings. If these are taken in January and given a little bottom heat you will have flowering plants by early summer. Stems can also be layered - pinned down and lightly covered with soil. Allow 3-6 months to root. Will self seed abundantly - keep dead-headed and don't put dead heads in the compost heap unless your heap gets very hot - otherwise expect lots of seedlings after you spread the compost. Find out more about late flowering interest from Anthemis in our garden diary for October 2010. A member of the Asteraceae (Aster) family. |
 Anthemis
tinctoria
Sauce Hollandaise
Creamy yellow flowers. 2ft tall, spread 2 - 3ft depending on how often you give it a haircut. Excellent edging to a gravel path. Dead head regularly. The epithet tinctoria of course relates to the plants (former?) use in dyeing fabric.
Anthemis Sauce Hollandaise in our garden in June 2010. |
