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Globe Daisy in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Globularia sarcophylla

 

Globe Daisy

Globularia are mostly evergreen, mat-forming perennials. They have lance or spoon-shaped leaves, and in Summer bear fluffy flower-heads of tiny lavender-blue flowers. Globularia sarcophylla is a rare plant that is endemic to Gran Canaria, where it is confined to basalt mountain cliffs of the Caldera de Tirajana, Los Leales, La Culata etc. around heights of 1,600 m. It has small, obovate, fleshy leaves, around 2 cm long, and blue flower-heads.

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plant Features
  • Globe Daisy likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Globe Daisy likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Globe Daisy is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Globe Daisy likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Globe Daisy

Latin name

Globularia sarcophylla

type

evergreen perennial

family

Plantaginaceae

ph

6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Globe Daisy likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Globe Daisy is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Globe Daisy likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Globe Daisy likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Globe Daisy is 0.50meters x 0.30meters 0.50 M 0.30 M

Globularia sarcophylla

Globularia are mostly evergreen, mat-forming perennials. They have lance or spoon-shaped leaves, and in Summer bear fluffy flower-heads of tiny lavender-blue flowers. Globularia sarcophylla is a rare plant that is endemic to Gran Canaria, where it is confined to basalt mountain cliffs of the Caldera de Tirajana, Los Leales, La Culata etc. around heights of 1,600 m. It has small, obovate, fleshy leaves, around 2 cm long, and blue flower-heads.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

The fluffy flower-heads of small flowers appear in Summer

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out seedlings or plants into free-draining soil that is alkaline or neutral ph, in a sunny position. Protect from excessive wet in Winter. Ts is a plant that is suitable for growing in a for rock garden, trough or alpine house

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds in a pot or tray filled with proprietary seed-sowing compost, or a 50/50 mix of multi-purpose compost and perlite or coarse grit. Sow large seeds with space between the seeds, and sow small seeds thinly, and cover the seeds with a thin layer of sieved compost (unless it is a type of seed that needs light to germinate). Water gently with a fine rose on the watering-can, allowing excess water to drain away.

 
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