Part of the Asteraceae family, the daisy is rumoured to get its name from the Old English phrase “daes eage,” or “day’s eye,” because the petals close around the golden centre at night and re-open in ...

Quick: think of the first flower you ever tried to draw. Chances are good it was a daisy. The distinctive pattern of long white petals clustered simply around perfect-circle center are so iconic, so ...

Children draw daisies because they are sweet, simple and sunny. The Shasta daisy brings all that pure floral joy to a garden – and more. A hybrid perennial bred by renowned 1800s American ...

As the growing season progresses, those of us heavily laden with perennials continue to check on the health and vigor of our plants. We already anticipate division of huge, happy clumps. This ...

Attract more butterflies to your garden with painted daisy, a long-blooming, deer-resistant perennial. A perennial with flowering power, painted daisy is a fantastic addition to cottage gardens and ...

Daisies, the designated birthday flower for the month of April, symbolize youth and purity. Daisies have the distinction of being easily identified by most of us, even children. Remember “He loves me.

There is only one flower used in the age-old "love me, love me not" petal plucking tradition of childhood. It is the daisy, the signature of the composite family where all flowers share the same ...

A friend recently confessed that daisies are her favorite flower and that she has been filling her garden with daisy plants gleaned from along roadsides and open meadows. “They’re free!” she said ...