Sea daisy
Pallenis maritima
Ground coverPlacenta
A cheerful, salt-proof ground cover that carpets hot, sandy coastal edges with yellow daisies and steady pollinator forage. Frost-shy — it wants full sun and sharp drainage.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Rocky
- Soil pH range
- 6.5 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -6°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Low
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Salt- and drought-tolerant coastal ground cover for pollinators; shear after flowering to keep it compact and prevent legginess.
Watch out for
English name corrected from 'Sea aster' (that common name belongs to Tripolium pannonicum, a wetter salt-marsh species) — this is the dry-dune yellow daisy, syn. Asteriscus maritimus. Frost-tender; needs sharp drainage and full sun.
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