ASK A YOUNG CHILD to draw a flower, and odds are they will draw some rendition of a daisy. Daisies are one of the most recognizable flowers, with their button centers and rounded petals. There are ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Shasta Daisies, belonging to the Compositae or Daisy family, formerly were members of the Chrysanthemum family. Since they’re not aromatic and their leaves don’t have ...

Answer: Shasta daisy, Chrysanthemum maximum, is a wonderful perennial from the Pyrenees, with long-lasting white flowers, a gold center and leathery leaves, growing 2 to 4 feet tall. They like the sun ...

* What it is: An early-summer-blooming perennial flower with showy white-petaled blooms around a central yellow-gold disc. Flowers form at the top of flower stalks. On dwarf varieties, stalks shoot up ...

Shasta daisies, bred by American horticulturist Luther Burbank back in 1890, were named after Mount Shasta in Northern California because their snowy white petals reminded Burbank of the color of the ...

Growth habits: A clump-forming evergreen perennial with clusters of deeply toothed dark green leaves. Plant grows to 1 foot tall; flower stalks, to 3 feet tall during late spring. Light: Plant in full ...

Easily identified. Stands tall. Nods in the wind. Brings a smile. Attracts birds. Loved by all. Shasta daisies have long been a favorite perennial of gardeners for many reasons. 3. are great cut ...

Many a beautiful perennial blooms in our summer gardens. These are five of my reliable favorites. Let’s begin with bee balm (monarda). This interesting, attractive, rather self-reliant perennial ...