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 ...

* 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The common name daisy is derived from the Old English term "dægesege," which translates to "day's eye," or "eye of the day." The name suggests a daisy looks like the sun with its rays shining out in ...

Also known as yarrow, Achillea is a perennial plant with clusters of bright yellow blooms that show for weeks, usually from late spring to late summer. It has beautiful, fern-like foliage with a ...

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 ...

I have a lot of wonderful perennials in my garden. Every spring, it is a treat to watch them emerge once again from the soil and add colorful flowers to the landscape. Perennials are herbaceous plants ...

Shasta daisy lovers will rejoice as the Amazing Daisy collection is more than doubling with the addition of three new varieties for 2022. The Garden Guy can hardly wait to get his hands on Amazing ...

If you want to get a gardener’s attention, just mention the words “new variety.” It seldom matters whether it’s a new tomato, a shade tree or a flower; it’s hard to resist the allure of a shiny new ...