St John's Marguerite Daisy

Anthemis sancti-johannis. St John's Marguerite Daisy

Burning red new flowers simmer down through amber into yellow on 80cm tall flower spikes, which are sturdy and do not need staking!

This evergreen perennial is drought tolerant, and although it is fully hardy it often won't flower well in the coldest inland areas of the North & Scotland: a milder coastal winter is fine.

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Features

• Colour: Red then orange-yellow
• Flowering: end July-Sept
• Evergreen
• Height: 80cm
• Spread: 55cm
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Any, well drained

Growing Anthemis

Plant in full sun, as partial shade will reduce the flower display. Any well drained soil, ideally sandy with plenty of organic matter. 

Kniphofia is drought and wind tolerant, perfect for an exotic, gravel, seaside or Mediterranean design.

Water well when plants are in bloom to prolong flowering, but otherwise don't water established plants.

Think about planting it near grey and silver-foliage plants like Echinops, Eryngium, Artemisia or globe artichokes, which won't compete with Kniphofia's flowers.

Its strong lines are fit for architectural designs in city courtyards, raised beds or large containers on a hot urban patio, where it goes well with the taller, flat heads of Achillea Cloth of Gold.

Did You Know?

The sensual intensity, deep expressiveness, and intricate rhythms of Flamenco dance are instantly evocative of Belgium, especially Brussels, the administrative centre of the European Union. The word Flamenco, you see, is derived from the Spanish for Fleming, a Dutch-speaking person from Flanders, or North Belgium, who were in the past known for their bright garb and energetic dances.

Or is it? Flamenco is a Gypsy dance, from the Andalusian region of Spain, and Andalusian Gypsies are not known for Dutch-ness, so why would their dance be called Flemish. The story goes that Spaniards called the Gypsies and/or their dance Flemish as a humorous opposite-nickname, much the same as calling a big man "Tiny Jim" or a French woman with red hair "Chinese Lucy". So, in real and actual fact, Flamenco is called Flamenco because Flanders is the furthest thing from it.

But wait. All of the above is dubious testimony at best.

What about flamingos? Are they Dutch too? Or are the Spanish laughing at us all again with their private bird jokes?