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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Kalimeris integrifolia 'Daisy Mae' you will need.
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Kalimeris integrifolia 'Daisy Mae'
Japanese aster
- Category: Perennial
- Breeder: North Creek Unique™
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 2 Feet
- Spread: 2 Feet
- Spacing: 12-18 Inches
- Bloom Color: White
Perhaps this should win the prize for easiest plant to grow. It loves heat and humidity and breezes through a drought like a champ. Single, one inch, white daisy-like flowers on a compact mound of green all summer. Very unusual and attractive. Great in the landscape and in containers. Essential for the butterfly gardener!
Additional Information about Kalimeris integrifolia 'Daisy Mae'
Here are some differences between Aster, Boltonia and Kalimeris:
Aster: margins not scarious, unequal, overlapping in 2, usually many series, pappus bristles uniform
Boltonia: margins scarious, equal, overlapping in 2, usually many series, pappus bristles non-uniform
Kalimeris: margins scarious, equal, overlapping in 2, usually many series, pappus bristles uniform
- Herbaceous Perennial Plants by Allan Armitage (p.615)
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Kalimeris integrifolia 'Daisy Mae'
Easy to grow with hardly any maintenance! Prefers well-drained areas in full sun. Very similar to Boltonia and Aster; in fact, it can often be a little difficult to differentiate between them. Propagate by seed or cuttings. Cut back in late fall. Showiest in perennial beds in single or mass plantings.
