Daisies have many different cultivars, but the white, ray-like flower with the yellow center that many call "daisy" is the Shasta daisy. It is a perennial from the Asteraceae-Compositae (aster-daisy) Family.
"Daisy" is from the Anglo-Saxon "daes eage," meaning "day's eye." Daisies are supposed to mean innocence in the language of flowers.
Shasta daisies were created by American plant breeder Luther Burbank. Burbank, who died in 1926, also created a blight-resistant potato during the Irish potato famine.
The daisy plant gets 2 to 3 feet tall with white flowers that are 2 to 5 inches across. The strap-like leaves are 8 to 12 inches long and dark green.
Plant the daisies in full sun or partial shade with average water. They can tolerate wet soil in warm weather but die in wet soil in cold weather.
Daisies are propagated via seed but will not flower the first year. Propagation via division in winter or spring is another option.
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