This shrub has an upright open habit with brittle cane-like stems. The large lobed soft-green leaves appear sparsely on the branched and the large daisy-like white flowers appear above the foliage in a cluster during late autumn.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Montanoa bipinnatifidais naturally found in Central America and Mexico growing in well-drained fertile organic rich soils with reliable moisture. It prefers a protected sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

The Mexican Daisy Tree is grown for its large flowers and is planted in garden borders or grown as a specimen in small to medium size gardens. It is also used in sub-tropical gardens establishing from seed in 1 to 2 years but may become leggy requiring a hard prune to thicken up.ID 1148

Montanoa(mon-TAN-yo-uh)bipinnatifida(by-pin-uh-TIFF-ih-duh)

Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)     
(Compositae)
Sunflower Family