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General Information

Argyranthemum foeniculaceum is a much-branched, evergreen perennial plant with procumbent to ascending, more or less woody stems. It grows from 60 - 100cm tall.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental, usually as an annual or as a pot plant in the temperate zone..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

N. Africa - Canary Islands.

Habitat

Dry cliffs, occasionally on high mountains, in the south and south-western regions of Tenerife[]. Growing in dry rock crevices, usually restricted to basal rocks of basalt, at elevations from 200 - 1,100 metres.

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	0.80 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Argyranthemum foeniculaceum is not very cold hardy, tolerating occasional, short-lived temperatures down to about -3°c[]. It succeeds outdoors as a perennial only in essentially frost-free climates[]. It can, however, be grown as an annual, flowering and setting seed in its first year[].
Succeeds in full sun in any well-drained fertile soil[, ]. Plants are drought tolerant[].

Edible Uses

Leaves[]. No further details are given.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. If the seed does not germinate within 4 weeks then chill it for 3 weeks at 2°c and return it to the greenhouse[]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.