Pericallis

(Also known as Cineraria or Sunseneribuba)

Glowing like Las Vegas lights, the bright daisy flowers of pericalis are guaranteed to give cool season plantings a huge boost and grab lots of attention….. Something that everyone is looking forward to after a long and dreary winter.

The Senetti series comes in solid and bi-colors of magenta and violet. In north Texas, Pericalis is used for cool season color (it is hardy to around 35 degrees). It thrives in cool frost free conditions, perfect for the “in-between” season of winter and spring when most everything is dormant or just coming out of dormancy.

The eye-catching flowers of Pericallis will happily bloom till temperatures get over 85 degrees, at which time flowering will cease. When this occurs it is time to replace with more heat loving annuals.Rich, moist, well drained soil is required along with bright indirect to bright shade. Plant size varies from 12”-20” tall and 12” –20”wide.Pericallis is outstanding in containers mixed with bright orange calendula, white alyssum, mixed or solid primula, trailing pansies or midnight blue lobelia.

Odds are you will hit the jack pot with neon bright Pericalis lighting up your cool season plantings.