* 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 ...

10 of the best Shasta daisies for your yard. These are robust plants that carry unusually dark leaves to set off the flowers beautifully. The upright stems branch towards the tips to create a ...

There are more. An inventory of the yard reveals that currently the following are filling spaces: "Becky," "Alaska," "Snow Lady," "Sweet Daisy Birdy," "Snowcap," "Carpet Angel Daisy," "Banana ...

As perennials, Shasta Daisies may be grown from seed in containers in a cold frame in fall or spring. They will root easily from soft cuttings or can be divided in the spring or fall.

Shasta daisies, purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, false sunflowers, blanket flowers, and tickseeds are just a few of the perennial daisies that offer a long season of colorful blossoms.

Perennials offer a lot with little work. Now is the time to plant or divide bearded iris, daylily, Shasta daisy and other favorites. Home & Garden Save money, water, time with these ...