Pink pom-poms right at the start of spring. Pomponette is a low, compact daisy with densely filled, spherical flower heads in pure pink – it blooms as early as March, when most of the garden is still asleep. A biennial: sow it in summer and enjoy the reward just after winter, in window boxes, along bed edges and in spring bouquets.
At a glance
- Height: 15–20 cm
- Flowering: March – June (in the year after sowing)
- Colour: pink, double, pom-pom flowers
- Position: sunny or partial shade
- Sowing under cover: June – July
- Planting out: September – October
- Difficulty: easy – a variety for beginners
- Number of seeds per packet: approx. 600 (0.10 g)
What makes this variety stand out
Pomponette is a group of daisies with exceptionally regular, small and perfectly spherical flower heads made up of tubular petals that resemble pom-poms. Unlike the wild daisy found in lawns, the flowers are fully double, and the plant forms a low, compact carpet that does not spread out to the sides. The pink variety has a warm, even shade that contrasts beautifully with blue forget-me-nots and yellow pansies.
Daisies bloom for a very long time and very abundantly – a single rosette produces a dozen or even several dozen flower stems. They are fully frost-hardy, so they overwinter in the ground without protection and start growing in spring among the very first plants.
Growing step by step
Sowing (June – July, under cover): sow the seeds in trays or plug trays, covering them with a very thin, 1–2 mm layer of soil. At a temperature of 15–20°C, seedlings emerge after 7–14 days. In summer, make sure the substrate does not dry out – the seedlings are tiny.
Pricking out: when the plants have 2–3 true leaves, prick them out into a nursery bed or 6–8 cm pots, spacing them approx. 8 × 8 cm apart. By autumn, they will have developed strong rosettes.
Planting out (September – October): plant the seedlings in their permanent position at a spacing of 15 × 20 cm, in fertile, adequately moist soil. You can also keep them in the nursery bed and transplant them with their root ball in early spring – the daisy tolerates this without difficulty, even when in full bloom.
Care: water during dry periods (daisies do not like drought), and apply a light dose of a balanced fertiliser in spring. Regularly removing faded flower heads noticeably extends flowering. After the season, the plants can be divided and rejuvenated, although plants grown from seed flower most beautifully.
Uses
A classic for spring plantings: balcony boxes, pots, bed edging and flower beds together with pansies, forget-me-nots and tulips. Excellent as an early-spring potted plant for a windowsill or terrace, while the small pom-poms on sturdy stems are perfect for miniature cut bouquets. After flowering finishes in June, it makes room for summer annuals.
Gardener’s tip
Do not sow daisies too late – sowing in August produces weak rosettes that overwinter less successfully and flower sparsely. The best time is the turn of June and July: the plants then have the entire summer to develop strong, compact foliage, and in spring they bloom as a carpet of flowers.
Specifications
| Latin name | Bellis perennis fl. pl. |
| Variety | Pomponette |
| Flower colour | pink |
| Height | 15–20 cm |
| Position | sunny or partial shade |
| Seasonality | biennial plant |
| Sowing time under cover | June – July |
| Planting-out time | September – October |
| Flowering time | March – June (the year after sowing) |
| Spacing | 15 × 20 cm |
| Net weight | 0.10 g (~600 seeds) |
| Series | Traditional |
| Producer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837046126 |