Growing Crown Daisy

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Crown Daisy formerly a popular summer flower garden. It goes without sowing, once established in the garden, and offers beautiful cut flower vases.

Grown for seed in Denmark

Crown Daisy disappeared for a few years resurface in another guise. Large Danish seed companies now grow seed for the Japanese, who can not produce seed in their own environment.

Summertime in Denmark presents colorful fields of flowering Crown Daisy, who have gone to seed. The Japanese use the young leaves in their kitchen to add flavor of seaweed and fish dishes. The flower heads are also eaten.

Beautiful yellow flowers

Crown Daisy is a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean. It is attractive smooth leaves with toothed lobes. The lower and upper are orphans who are close to the trunk. The 1 1/2 inch daisy flowers on long steal. She one to four rings of pale yellow outer petals with a pale yellow-green disk in the center.

Blooms in summer

Crown daisy blooms in July-September. The double-flowered varieties are the most popular for both indoor and outdoor flowers and flower beds. The long-stemmed varieties are 3-4 meters high, but there are also dwarf hybrids with double flowers in stronger colors. They will only reach a height of 1-2 meters.

Cultivating Crown Daisy

Crown Daisies are beautiful, robust, summer chrysanthemums which a dried soil and a sunny to semi shady spot like.

Sow the seeds outdoors in April. The higher species should be planted 10-12 inches apart and the smaller species 4-6 cm apart. These plants are also very suitable for pots and boxes on a patio.

Water in dry periods and feeding moderately by means of the summer. The flowers appear from July to September. After the flowers will put seed, which can be collected for the following year.

If seeds are undesirable, the plant will produce large pieces and throw them Daisy Crown a year later. It spreads like a weed, but is not too difficult to draw.

In the kitchen ...

Seeds can be sown in pots and placed in the kitchen window. Use the tender young leaves of new plants. Cut the new leaves if done with watercress. They have a sharp, peppery taste. Of course, taste preference is another thing. It has a pleasant smell and a leaf in a drink can be quite tasty. These plants are used in several other countries such as France, Italy and Belgium, in the manufacture of liqueurs.

Plant Doctor

If grown for culinary purposes, Crown Daisy should never be sprayed with insecticide. However, since the young leaves used in cooking, they are usually harvested before pests or diseases can do damage.

Reddish leaves are the result of cold.

Rust-colored spots under the leaves are a sign of chrysanthemum rust. This is difficult to treat. Remove the plants before others are infected.

White floral attack on leaves and tipshoots give powdery mildew. Remove the affected areas and the water often. If the plant is not intended as food, use fungicide.

Sooty mold is gray deposits on leaves and stems. Also, if the plant fungicide treatment is not used for cooking.

Leaf miners are small white grubs that chew paths through the leaves. Use an insecticide.

NOTE: No pesticides used according to directions on the label can be harmful to humans, animals and plants. Use only pesticides that labels with instructions for home and garden use. Always read the label and follow the prompts.

Buying Tips

Seeds are available at every major mail-order seed company in which the plant grows for export to Japan.

Lifespan: An annual summer flower.

Season: Blooms from July to September.

Quotient Difficulty: Very easy.

In short

Size and growth

Crown Daisy is an annual summer was once popular as a garden plant. The tall varieties are about 3-4 meters high, while the dwarf varieties are about 1-2 meters high.

Flowering and fragrance

The typical species has yellow chrysanthemum flowers with yellow-green centers and 1-4 circles of the outer petals. They are often double and grow singly or in clusters on a long stalk. The dwarf hybrids are more colorful and can be either single or double flowers. The entire plant has an aromatic, almost perfumed scent.

Light and temperature

A sunny to partly shaded position at typical summer temperatures.

Watering and feeding

Garden plants should be watered in dry periods and fed in moderation. Water potted plants more frequently, but they can dry out slightly between waterings.

Soil and transplanting

Ordinary garden soil is fine. Potting soil should be used in boxes and containers. Ensure good drainage with stones or broken pottery in the base to keep the roots well-drained.

Grooming

Only as the leaves are used for cooking.

Propagating

Sow seeds every april or in the garden or in pots.

Environment

Crown Daisy is a beautiful and attractive garden plant in large pots and tubs on the terrace. Use the tall varieties for cut flowers and the lower, dwarf hybrids as bedding plants.