Argyranthemum frutescens, Marguerite Daisy, Boston Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Dill Daisy

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Known by botanists as Argyranthemum frutescens, Marguerite Daisy is sometimes referred to as the Boston Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Dill Daisy, Federation Daisy, Marguerite, Marguerite Daisy, Paris Daisy, Paris Marguerite, Summer Daisy, Teneriffe Daisy and White Marguerite. It is a perennial plant from the family Asteraceae, the family...

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Known by botanists as Argyranthemum frutescens, Marguerite Daisy is sometimes referred to as the Boston Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Dill Daisy, Federation Daisy, Marguerite, Marguerite Daisy, Paris Daisy, Paris Marguerite, Summer Daisy, Teneriffe Daisy and White Marguerite. It is a perennial plant from the family Asteraceae, the family of daisies. The plant is native to Canary Islands in Macaronesia. It has naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, East Europe, and Ukraine and is adventive in Norway, Germany, and Italy. It is cultivated in the horticulture trade and widely available and used as a flowering ornamental plant in private gardens and public parks. Genus name comes from Greek meaning silvery flower. Specific epithet means shrubby or bushy.

Marguerite Daisy Facts

Name	Marguerite Daisy
Scientific Name	Argyranthemum frutescens
Native	Canary Islands in Macaronesia
Common Names	Boston Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Dill Daisy, Federation Daisy, Marguerite, Marguerite Daisy, Paris Daisy, Paris Marguerite, Summer Daisy, Teneriffe Daisy, White Marguerite
Name in Other Languages	Afrikaans: Gewone madeliefiebos Catalan : Margaridera Chinese: Mù tónghāo (木茼蒿) Czech : Kopretinovec Dřevnatý Danish : Almindelig Buskmargerit Dutch : Struikmargriet English: Boston daisy, Paris daisy, Paris marguerite, Marguerite, White marguerite, Common daisy bush, Finnish : Marketta, Kanarianmarketta French : Anthémis, Marguerite German : Strauchmargerite Italian : Margherita Delle Canarie Marjocan : Margalidera Gran, Margalides, Margaridera Spanish : Margarita Swedish : Buskmargerit
Plant Growth Habit	Short-lived, perennial herb or subshrub
Soil	Grows easily in moderately fertile, medium-textured and well-drained soils
Plant Size	60-180 cm tall
Stem	Prostrate to erect, branched, glabrous stem
Leaf	Alternate, 2–3 pinnately divided, lobes wedge-shaped to linear, ultimate margins serrated rarely entire
Flowering Periods	May to November
Flower	Bisexual, fertile, corolla white, yellow (pink, red or purple), tubular, 5-deltoid lobed, anther with ovate tips, styler tip truncate, papillate
Fruit Shape & Size	Subterete or obovoid achene, faintly 5–8 ribbed without pappus
Varieties	Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. canariae (Christ) Humphries Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. foeniculaceum (Pit. & Proust) Humphries Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. frutescens (Considered a synonym of Argyranthemum frutescens by The Plant List[1]) Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. gracilescens (Christ) Humphries Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. pumilum Humphries
Culinary Uses	The flowers are edible.

Marguerite Daisy Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Argyranthemum frutescens

Rank	Scientific Name & (Common Name)
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta (land plants
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta (vascular plants, tracheophytes)
Subdivision	Spermatophytina (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
Class	Magnoliopsida
Suborder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae (sunflowers, tournesols)
Genus	Argyranthemum Webb (dill daisy)
Species	Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch. Bip. (marguerite)
Synonyms	Anthemis frutescens Voss Argyranthemum frutescens var. frutescens Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. frutescens Chrysanthemum floridum Salisb Chrysanthemum foliosum Brouss. ex DC Chrysanthemum frutescens L Chrysanthemum frutescens var. frutescens Chrysanthemum fruticosum Buch Matricaria frutescens Desr Pyrethrum frutescens (L.) Gaertn Pyrethrum frutescens (L.) Willd.

Plant Description

Marguerite Daisy is a short-lived, perennial herb or subshrub that grows about 60-180 cm tall. They can only survive under summer conditions with plenty of sun and cannot survive in areas that are cold and have no sunlight. The plants can grows easily in moderately fertile, medium-textured and well-drained soils. The plant has prostrated to erect, branched, glabrous stem. Leaves are alternate, 2–3 pinnately divided, lobes wedge-shaped to linear, ultimate margins serrated rarely entire. Pruning, pinching and deadheading help to maintain the shrub’s shape and encourage repeat blooming.

Flower & Fruit

Inflorescence a lax irregular cyme often reduced to a solitary capitulum. Involucre hemispherical cup-shaped, phyllaries in 3–4 series, free, persistent in fruit, oblanceolate or ovate to lanceolate-deltate or lanceolate, margins and tips yellow to brown, scarious, tips of inner often expanded; receptacle convex to conic. Ray flowers are 12 to >25, ray ovate to linear, female, white, sometimes pink or yellow. Disk flowers are 50–80 to >150, bisexual, fertile, corolla white, yellow (pink, red or purple), tubular, 5-deltoid lobed, anther with ovate tips, styler tip truncate, papillate. Fruit is sub terete or obovoid achene, faintly 5–8 ribbed without pappus.

These flowers grow in many different types of habitats. They are also most frequently used for borders of houses since they grow continuously. They are also known for long period of growth ranging from May to November.

Traditional uses and benefits of Marguerite Daisy

Marguerite Daisy has been used in the treatment of whooping cough, asthma and nervous excitability.
Sticky leaves have been used in wound dressing.
An eye lotion for conjunctivitis can be made from the flowers.

Other Facts

The species, cultivars and hybrids are planted as ornamental plants in gardens and parks.
Flowers are also used for cut flower arrangements.
Cut flowers are long-lasting in fresh bouquets.
Daisies close their petals when the sun goes down at night.

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Questions to ask

What is the most likely cause of my symptoms?
Which warning signs mean I should go to emergency care?
Which tests are really needed now?
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Emergency warning signs such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, sudden weakness, confusion, severe dehydration, major injury, or loss of bladder/bowel control need urgent medical care. Do not wait for online information.

Go to emergency care if you notice:

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Rural patient practical tips

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