Other Names:  syn. Ferdinanda eminens

Description:

A fast growing large shrub or small, low branched tree featuring large, felt-like, gray-green lobed leaves, and clusters of beautiful daisy flowers in spring and early summer; prune to maintain size and density; re-sprouts quickly from frost damage

Ornamental Features

Giant Daisy Tree features showy clusters of lightly-scented white daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the branches from mid spring to early summer. It has attractive grayish green foliage with creamy white veins which emerges light green in spring. The large lobed leaves are highly ornamental and remain grayish green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Giant Daisy Tree is a multi-stemmed evergreen tropical plant with a shapely oval form. Its strikingly bold and coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced landscape composition.

This tropical plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Giant Daisy Tree is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

This plant is native to the tropics and prefers growing in moist environments with evenly warm conditions all year round. In our climate, it is usually grown as an outdoor annual in the garden or in a container. If you want it to survive the winter, it can be brought in to the house and provided with special care, and then returned to the garden the following season. In its preferred tropical habitat, as a tree it can grow to be around 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. However, when grown as an annual or when overwintered indoors, it can be expected to perform quite differently, and its exact height and spread will depend on many factors; you may wish to consult with our experts as to how it might perform in your specific application and growing conditions.

This tropical plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America..

-- THIS IS A TROPICAL PLANT AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --