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Definition: Argyranthemum

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Argyranthemum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1976. (references)

Common Expressions: Argyranthemum

Expressions Definition
Argyranthemum frutescens Perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Argyranthemum Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Argyranthemum

Argyranthemum

Argyranthemum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Argyranthemum
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Species

Argyranthemum foeniculum
Argyranthemum frutescens
Argyranthemum madarense
Argyranthemum vera
Argyranthemum x hybrida

Argyranthemum (the dill daisies) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum.

Argyranthemum frutescens is recorded as a food plant of the leaf-mining larva of the moth Bucculatrix chrysanthemella.

It takes Full Sun
Space it between 12 - 14"
Bloom Time is from Spring to Frost
Soil should be Semi-Moist
Growth rate is at a Medium Rate
The Average size is 12-14" x 12-14"
It can withstand Cold Hardiness 30 degrees F
To prune you should remove spent flowers
and it should be fertilized each month


Grown as a seasonal annual where winter temperaturs dip below 32 degrees F


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Argyranthemum". Image Credit.
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