100 Golden Marguerite Seeds (Chrysanthemum segetum)

Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum)

Golden marguerite, corn marigold, yellow marguerite: it was once part of the procession of wildflowers in cereal fields, alongside the poppy and cornflower. Herbicides have nearly wiped it out, but it is returning to gardens for what it is: a sunny, generous annual that is remarkably easy to grow.

Characteristics:

• Bright yellow: large, single daisy-like flowers in a rich golden yellow, from June to September.
• Compact habit: clumps 30 to 60 cm tall, with abundant flowers.
• Self-seeding: let it set seed and it will return year after year.

Sowing advice:

• Exposure: full sun.
• Soil: light and well drained, even poor — it is an arable weed accustomed to ordinary cultivated soils. It needs no fertilization; excess nitrogen causes it to flop.
• Method: no stratification necessary. Sow directly in the ground from March to June, or in pots from February under cover, at a depth of 0.5 cm, lightly covering with potting soil. Fast germination, in 7 to 14 days at 15-20 °C. See how to sow your seeds.

Care advice:

• Remove faded flowers to prolong flowering, while leaving a few flower heads for spontaneous self-seeding.

Beneficial combinations:

• A classic companion to the cornflower and wild poppy in a restored arable wildflower meadow.
• Sown near zucchini or tomatoes, it attracts beneficial insects to the vegetable garden. See combining flowers with vegetables.

Benefits for biodiversity:

• Its broad, flat flower heads are highly accessible: bees, hoverflies and butterflies can land on them easily, including short-tongued species.
• It belongs to the group of arable wildflowers, cereal-field flowers now in serious decline: sowing it helps preserve them.
• Its seeds feed seed-eating birds in autumn.

Uses:

• Flowering fallows, borders, pollinator beds and meadows. An excellent cut flower for bright, country-style bouquets.

Symbolism:
The golden marguerite symbolizes light, simplicity and sunny joy. In the language of flowers, it evokes liveliness and warmth.

Harvesting your own seeds:
Leave a few faded flower heads to turn completely brown on the plant, then rub them between your fingers over a container: the seeds detach easily from the receptacle. See how to store your seeds.

Commitment to Quality: at SemiSauvage - Permaculture, we grow and select our seeds with respect for living things as our guiding principle. Based near the Auvergne Volcanoes, we choose reproducible, non-hybrid varieties, test them for germination rates, and carefully sort and package them without any chemical treatment. Our belief: to give gardeners back the ability to resow, year after year, seeds that truly belong to them.

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