Potting a daisy tree

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lukejwise Campbellsville, KY May 07, 2009

I mail ordered a white daisy tree (Argyranthemum frutescens) for my wife. It came yesterday in pretty good looking shape, just needs a little water. Most catalogs tell you to bring it indoors in the winter, and given that it gets pretty cold here in Kentucky, I do plan on doing so. While it is still tiny now, they say the plant will reach it's full height in about 2 years. So, how big of a pot will this eventually need to be put in? Anyone else have one of these? I'm curious as to just how big it does get in it's first year.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) May 07, 2009

It doesn't get very big, probably 1-2 ft depending on what cultivar you have. I think you may have been misled by the place you bought it from--there are several plants that go by the name daisy tree and get quite tall, but this is not one of them. Argyranthemum frutescens is a very nice annual/perennial (depending on your zone) but it's never going to be a tree http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=argyranthemum&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=frutescens&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&searcher%5Bgrex%5D=&search_prefs%5Bblank_cultivar%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search As far as pots, the best thing to do is when it needs to be repotted, move it up to a container that's just a little bit larger than the one you have it in, you don't want to put a tiny plant in a giant pot since that makes it way too easy to accidentally overwater it. I think they're only hardy to about zone 9 or so, so you will need to bring it in for the winter if you want to keep it from year to year.

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