Planting daisies: location, sowing & Co

Anyone who wants to plant daisies is not alone: ​​the popular flowers decorate both the garden and balcony with their mostly white-yellow blossoms.

Marguerites, i.e. species of the genus Leucanthemum, are beginner-friendly plants that can beautify your garden or balcony with their colorful flowers for a long time. Here you can find out what the perfect location is for, how to plant the daisies and which other plants are best combined with the daisies.

Planting daisies: the right location

The different types and varieties all differ a bit in their requirements – but they also have a lot in common. Although some of them prefer different substrates, they are not all very demanding. The dry meadow daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) favors low-nitrogen soils, for example, but also gets along well with slightly nitrogen-rich soils. For more demanding varieties, which mostly belong to the garden daisies (

Leucanthemummaximum) belong, a nutrient-rich soil is optimal. More information about the Marguerite species and varieties can be found in our related article.

In general, care should be taken when positioning the daisies that they are not just in the shade. The best place for daisies is in the sun, but the plant also tolerates partial shade well. The tall varieties such as the meadow daisies should be protected from the wind or get a support. If you want to know how you care for daisies, read our special article.

Sowing daisies

You can buy daisies as early plants or sow them as seeds. You can not only buy the daisy seeds, but also collect them from the flowers of the meadow daisies or garden daisies in the previous year. You can find out how in the Marguerite Wanted Poster read. The best time to sow daisies is in spring. Temperatures should be above 20 degrees during germination. However, sowing is also possible in autumn, provided the daisies can overwinter in a frost-free greenhouse. Proceed as follows:

• First you should moisten the substrate well. Since the seed is very light, it is difficult to water it until it emerges without washing away the seeds.
• Now distribute the daisy seeds at a distance from each other. Since the seeds are very fine, it is worth mixing the seeds with a little sand and then spreading this mixture.
• Don't cover the seeds, just press them lightly into the ground.
• If watering is required, it is advisable to use a finely atomized nozzle.
• The soil is kept moist until the first seedlings have formed. Even then you should still water regularly - but it would be less bad if the soil dries up slightly.

Plant daisies

The best time to plant the marguerite is mid-May, as soon as there is no longer any danger of late frosts.

Plant daisies in the garden

First, you should find a spot in the bed where the daisies have plenty of space, as they like to spread both above and below ground. A quarter of a square meter is enough for most species. Then do the following:

• Dig an approximately 20 cm deep hole into which the daisy perennial is placed so that all the leaves are still above the substrate.
• Depending on the nature of the soil and what kind of daisies are planted, soil improvement is advisable. For example, well-rotted compost can be worked into the soil. You can find out which type has which requirements in the article on the different types Marguerite types and varieties.
• Then the roots are completely covered with soil and the plant is pressed down a little so that it has a good connection to the ground.
• In the near future, the marguerite should be watered a lot, which supports rooting.

Tip: Note that the native rough meadow daisy in particular comes into its own in a wildflower meadow and in large numbers much better than it could as a single plant. Non-hardy, low species may be more suitable for pots than for a large bed. Garden daisies can also be planted in small groups, in the ensemble they appear fuller and bushier.

Plant marguerite in a pot

Meadow daisies and garden daisies often do not fit in pots or look out of place in them. But here the more compact, lower-growing daisy types and varieties can be planted well. Cultivated varieties that are specially intended as balcony flowers also tolerate slightly damp substrates and therefore show their best side in pots with good potting soil. Our sustainable, for example, is suitable for this Plantura organic potting soil. It provides luscious and long-lasting flowers and is suitable for various types of flowering plants. It is also peat-free for the sake of the environment.

Proceed as follows to plant the marguerite in a pot or bucket:

• The marguerite also needs a lot of space in the pot, so it is better to choose a large version. The vessel should have a volume of at least 3 liters and definitely have drainage holes and a drainage layer. This avoids waterlogging.
• Place the plant deep enough in the ground that all the leaves are still above the substrate and then press down a little.
• To support rooting, the daisy should be watered a little more over the next few weeks. Please note, however, that no waterlogging should occur.

Plant neighbors: combine daisies

Which neighbors you can combine the daisies with depends on the size of the plant and its location requirements. Good neighbors are generally plants that have similar requirements to the respective daisy species. Meadow sage (Salvia pratensis), poppy (Papaver rhoeas), cornflowers (Cyanus segetum) and clover (trifolium) to find. Accordingly, these are also good neighbors for the lean meadow daisy in the garden. The marguerite varieties, which look good on the balcony, can be combined with chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum indicum) combine. The dwarf varieties find a good partner in the Upholstery Phlox (Phlox douglasii).

Not all daisies are hardy. That's why you have to Overwintering daisies note a few things.