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I mail ordered a white daisy tree (Argyranthemum frutescens) for my wife. It came yesterday in pretty good looking shape, just needs a little water. Most catalogs tell you to bring it indoors in the winter, and given that it gets pretty cold here in Kentucky, I do plan on doing so. While it is still tiny now, they say the plant will reach it's full height in about 2 years. So, how big of a pot will this eventually need to be put in? Anyone else have one of these? I'm curious as to just how big it does get in it's first year.
It doesn't get very big, probably 1-2 ft depending on what cultivar you have. I think you may have been misled by the place you bought it from--there are several plants that go by the name daisy tree and get quite tall, but this is not one of them. Argyranthemum frutescens is a very nice annual/perennial (depending on your zone) but it's never going to be a tree http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[com... As far as pots, the best thing to do is when it needs to be repotted, move it up to a container that's just a little bit larger than the one you have it in, you don't want to put a tiny plant in a giant pot since that makes it way too easy to accidentally overwater it. I think they're only hardy to about zone 9 or so, so you will need to bring it in for the winter if you want to keep it from year to year.
