Townsendia hookeri

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Easter daisy

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Other common names

Hooker's Townsend daisy

Alpine Rockery

Has rosettes of very narrow, silky-hairy leaves with upward-rolled margins, forming a mound or cushion. Flowers are usually stalkless, to 4cm across, the white rays surrounding a yellow disc

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1–2 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Townsendia are dwarf perennial plants with tufts of very narrow linear leaves, and comparatively large daisy-like flowers with many rays, white, rose-purple or violet
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
NW USA

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in gritty, sharply draining soil in full sun, with protection from excessive winter wet

Propagation

Sow seed as soon as ripe in containers in a cold frame. Propagate regularly as they are generally short-lived

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Rock garden

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids under glass

Diseases

Generally disease-free