Livingstone daisy seeds UK: summer plants that frost ends
Updated: 21 October 2026
You want a low carpet, a pot of small daisies, or a gerbera, and you do not want a meadow that waits a year. Livingstone daisy seeds UK, among the packets on the [Daisy seeds](/hub/seeds-and-plants/daisy-seeds) page, means a half-hardy summer, not a native perennial. If you wanted oxeye or the lawn daisy, use [oxeye daisy or English daisy](/hub/seeds-and-plants/daisy-seeds/sub/daisy-seeds-oxeye-or-english). Frost ends Livingstone daisy and Swan River daisy, and the two gerbera files do not name a hardy series. Prices are the amazon.co.uk figures in these listings. Links to Amazon are affiliate links.
You want a low carpet, a pot of small daisies, or a gerbera, and you do not want a meadow that waits a year.
You want a low carpet, a pot of small daisies, or a gerbera, and you do not want a meadow that waits a year. Livingstone daisy seeds UK, among the packets on the Daisy seeds page, means a half-hardy summer, not a native perennial. If you wanted oxeye or the lawn daisy, use oxeye daisy or English daisy. Frost ends Livingstone daisy and Swan River daisy, and the two gerbera files do not name a hardy series. Prices are the amazon.co.uk figures in these listings. Links to Amazon are affiliate links.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Frost on the file | Stated height | Seed count | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  DAMAVAND PRO Damavand Livingstone daisy | RHS H3. Listing prints USDA zone 3 | 10–15 cm | Bullets 2,000. Pieces field 1 | 3.4 | about £3.99 | View offer |
 Generic Nika Swan River daisy | Half-hardy annual | 25 cm | 1,500, 120 or 300 | 2.2 | about £2.95 | View offer | |
 UIOYEWRG UIOYEWRG gerbera daisy seed | Cold-hardy claim, no named series | Not stated | Not stated | 1.2 | about £5.88 | View offer |
On this page
Livingstone daisy after the last frost
The RHS lists Livingstone daisy as Cleretum bellidiforme, hardiness H3, sown at about 16–19°C. Damavand's listing uses the older name Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, at about £3.99, 10–15 cm, for full sun, in pink, red, orange, yellow, and white. Raise it under cover and plant it out after the last frost, typically May to June. Mr Fothergill's own Livingstone packet, not this ASIN, calls it a myth that the ice plant survives a frosty night.
The Damavand care line says sow 1 inch deep, about 2.5 cm, then stake the plants. Mr Fothergill's packet says about 0.5 cm at 15–20°C. PlantGenesis says do not cover the seed. The listing also prints USDA zone 3, which is not a UK rating and does not overturn H3. The bullets say 2,000 seeds and the pieces field says 1. The line is 3.9 from 15, and the only written UK review does not describe a flower. Flowers opening in sun belongs to this plant, not to Swan River daisy or gerbera. Native sowing stays on how to sow daisy seeds.
Swan River daisy in a pot
Swan River daisy here is Nika's packet at about £2.95. It names Brachycome iberidifolia, an annual at 25 cm, for bedding and borders. The RHS lists it as a half-hardy annual, so a frost ends it. A cottage-garden guide sows it on the surface at about 18–20°C and plants it out from late May into June. That temperature is not printed on the Nika listing, and the bullet says there are no sowing instructions.
The count is 1,500 in the title, 120 as the unit count, and 300 as the number of items. There is no review line. The bullet says blue, pink, and white, and the colour field says White. At about £2.95 it fails the same single-count test as Pomponette, which is why it is not a best-value pick. Sow it under cover, keep the seed in the light, and do not put the pot out until frosts have finished.
Gerbera only if you can keep it above 5°C
The gerbera packets are UIOYEWRG at about £5.88 and £5.99. Neither names a species, a series, or a seed count. The unit count is 1.0, the colour fields say I and G, and there is no review line. The bullets say a cold-hardy perennial for all regions. The RHS says most gerberas will not survive below 5°C. Everlast and Garvinea are the hardy series on that guide, and these packets do not use those names.
Suttons sows a cut-flower gerbera uncovered at about 18–21°C. That figure belongs to Suttons, not to these listings. Keep any seedlings above 5°C. Paying £5.99 rather than £5.88 changes the colour field from I to G and does not add a species. Livingstone daisy at least names the plant, if you ignore the inch and the zone. None of these is the top pick. The top pick on the main page is a meadow oxeye.
Common questions
Will Livingstone daisy survive a British winter?
No. The RHS rates Cleretum bellidiforme as H3. Raise it under cover and plant it out after the last frost. Mr Fothergill's Livingstone page, a different packet, calls survival of a frosty night a myth. The Damavand file prints USDA zone 3, which is not a UK rating and does not mean the carpet will stand a winter. Treat the plants as one summer.
What does USDA zone 3 on that listing mean?
It is a United States hardiness zone on the Damavand file, not the RHS system. The RHS rating for this species is H3. Zone text on a marketplace listing is often copied in bulk. Here it sits next to a 10–15 cm half-hardy annual. Use H3, not zone 3, when you decide whether to leave the pot out.
How deep should I sow Livingstone daisy?
Not an inch. The Damavand line says 1 inch deep and then stakes, on a flower listed at 10–15 cm. Mr Fothergill's packet says about 0.5 cm at 15–20°C. PlantGenesis says press the seed on the surface and do not cover it. The RHS sows at about 16–19°C. Follow a shallow or uncovered sowing in warmth.
When can Swan River daisy go outside?
After the last frost, from late May into June on a cottage-garden guide, once you have raised it under cover. The Nika listing prints no temperature and no instructions. The RHS calls it a half-hardy annual, so a cold night undoes the pot. The stated height is 25 cm. There are no UK reviews on this packet to say whether a particular May date worked.
Are the gerbera packets hardy perennials?
The bullets say they are. The files do not name a species or the series Everlast and Garvinea. The RHS says most gerberas will not survive below 5°C. There are no reviews and no seed count on either listing. If you cannot keep plants above 5°C, do not buy these two on the strength of the bullet.
Related pages
Sources
Sources taken from the research digest. Listings were checked in October 2026.
- RHS — Leucanthemum vulgare (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — How to sow a wildflower patch (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Bellis perennis (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Cleretum bellidiforme (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Gerberas growing guide (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — How to grow erigeron (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, regulation 4 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Woodland Trust — Oxeye daisy (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Schedule 9 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Brachyscome iberidifolia (retrieved 21.10.2026)