Propagation | By softwood cuttings taken in the spring or by dividing tubers, ensuring each division has a viable bud. |
Cultivation | Plant in full sun, in soil with loam, sand and clay, well-drained but moist. |
Pests | Common pests include leaf miners, slugs, aphids and glasshouse red spider mites. Other possible pests include caterpillars, earwigs and capsid bugs. Diseases that could pose a problem include powdery mildews (in dry conditions), grey moulds and other fungal rots (in wet conditions). |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Leaf Description | Dark black-brown. |
Flower Description | Single-flowered, one or two rows of spreading ray florets, white petals with a deep yellow centre, less than 10 cm across. |