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Group/Class:  Comet Series

Brand:  Dümmen Orange

Description:

A wonderful upright mounded variety with excellent performance in garden beds, borders and patio containers; features daisy-like blooms in shades of pink with beautiful golden eyes and small, grey green foliage; sun loving with a long bloom season

Ornamental Features

Comet Pink Shades Daisy features showy pink daisy flowers with shell pink overtones and gold centers at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tiny deeply cut ferny leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Comet Pink Shades Daisy is an herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Comet Pink Shades Daisy is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Comet Pink Shades Daisy will grow to be about 15 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Comet Pink Shades Daisy is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.