Pronounciation: EUR-ee-ops cry-san-the-MOY-deez
Hardiness zones
Sunset 8, 9, 12-24 as a herbaceous to semi-woody perennial, otherwise as a summer annual in other zones
USDA 1-8 (summer annual), 9-11 (herbaceous to semi-woody perennial
Landscape Use: Strong flowering accent, garden border, poolside, low informal screen or hedge.
Form & Character: Rounded, bright, clean, festive, alive, free flowering.
Growth Habit: Evergreen, herbaceous to lightly wooded perennial shrub, moderately fast, upright and stiffly branched to 6-feet tall with equal spread. Stems and branches are brittle and break easily.
Foliage/Texture: Leaves range in color from highy tomentose grey in color to glossy green, deeply pinntified to 2-inches long; medium texture.
Flowers & Fruits: Bright yellow ray flowers to 2- or 3-inches across on 6-inch long terminal or axillary peduncles.
Seasonal Color: Depending on geographical location, yellow daisy can flower most any time of year, and most heavily in fall and spring in the milder locations of the southwest United States.
Temperature: Best growth range is 35o to 90oF. Damaged by freezing or high temperatures.
Light: Full sun to partial shade in western shade in Phoenix is best.
Soil: Foliar chlorosis or yellowing is a very common problem in alkaline soils or when near pools where chlorinated water over splash is a problem. Elemental sulfur, nitrogen and iron-chelated fertilizers will correct this nutritional disorder. Prefers soils with good drainage.
Watering: Regular
Pruning: Yellow daisy requires little to no pruning and can easily be maintained at 3 to 4 feet in height by performing light heading cuts (light shearing) during the late fall. In coastal California landscapes, yellow daisy will tolerate severe renewal pruning.
Propagation: Yellow daisy is easy to propagate by vegetative softwood cutting.
Disease and pests: Snails and slugs, thrips.
Additional comments: The cultivar 'Viridis' is a very clean looking green-leaved variant, especially in the Phoenix area. The cultivar 'Munchkin' is a dwarf, only 3-inches tall.
