Information on the Daisy Flower: Shasta Daisy Profile

Overview

Many daisy cultivars exist, but the classic white ray-flower with yellow center is the Shasta daisy—a perennial from the Asteraceae-Compositae family.

Name Origin

"Daisy" from Anglo-Saxon daes eage ("day's eye"). In flower language, daisies mean innocence.

Creation

Shasta daisies bred by American Luther Burbank (d. 1926), who also developed blight-resistant potato during Irish famine.

Description

Plant reaches 2–3 feet. White flowers 2–5 inches across. Strap-like leaves 8–12 inches, dark green.

Growth Requirements

Full sun or partial shade, average water. Tolerates wet soil in warmth; dies in wet cold soil.

Propagation

Via seed (no bloom first year) or division in winter/spring.