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Xerochrysum ‘Dargan Hill Monarch’

Botanical Name: Xerochrysum ‘Dargan Hill Monarch’

Common Name: Everlasting Daisy

Average Height (cm): 100

Average Width (cm): 200

Description:

This Monarch is the King or Queen of paper daisies in my opinion. This plant brings me so much joy as it displays an abundance of huge golden crowns of crinkly paper like blooms that sparkle like gold in the sunlight. The golden blooms are held high above a neat domed grey green plant that has a pleasing softness next to the sharp sparkly energy of those paper-like flowers.

This hardy plant also has incredible stamina – it will flower on and on and on from spring and into early winter if you let it.
Dargan Hill Monarch may be a little hard to find – but trust me that it is worth the effort. Ask your local native plant nursery to source it for you.
Garden Design Uses:
This stunning Australian native plant is also versatile. Plant it into a pot, in sandy soil or in clay loam. If you have heavy clay then I’d suggest opting to either mound the earth up for planting, plant is a raised garden bed or if you have a natural bank or slope then plant it there so it doesn’t get overly wet feet. Most important regardless of your soil – plant in full sun!
They also make wonderful cut flowers for your vase and will last such a long time inside. Or leave them in a dry bud vase to dry out and enjoy their golden crinkly goodness for many months.
Care:

It’s no surprise that this very embodiment of sun in a flower also needs good sun to bloom. At least 3/4 day of sun is required to get good flowers. Otherwise it can tend to reach for the light and grow a bit leggy.

The secret to long flowering is of course to dead-head it, or in plain language that means to cut off the old blooms as soon as they start to decline. The earlier you cut them the more blooms you will get.

It’s a perennial, not an annual like the pink and white paper daisies you often see. Although I would still consider it short-lived – lasting about 2 to 3 years before it gets leggy and needs to be replaced.

Growing Details

Climate: Cool/Alpine, Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical

Soil Type: Clay Loam, Loam, Potting Mix, Sandy Loam

Soil Moisture: Well Drained

Sunlight: Full Sun

Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost

Water Needs: Drought Tolerant

Flower Colour: Yellow

Flowering Season: Summer, Autumn, Spring

Foliage Colour: Silver & Grey

Garden Design Use: Suitable for Pots, Courtyard, Border, Feature, Cut Flower, Pollinator Gardens

Lifespan: Perennial - Short Lived

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