History and Origins Originating from South Africa, botanist Robert Jameson discovered gerbera daisies in the late 19th century, while the flower bears the name of German botanist Traugott Gerber.

These whimsical flowers will brighten up your landscape. Steffen Gathling / lens-flare.de / Getty Images When you think of daisies, small white flowers with a yellow center likely come to mind ...

While gerbera daisies appear in many colors and variations, shastas are one of my favorite white flowers. When I was doing my research, I found them to have an interesting background story.