While definitely not complete, following is a selection of 30colorful types of daisies that’ll brighten your garden common English daisy (Bellis perennis) Oddly named in Latin, as it means “eternal war”, the common daisy we see in lawns and low prairies all over the world, in temperate regions, is that white flower with a bright yellow center that sometimes turns purplish, especially late in the season. Bellis perennis is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 20 centimetres (8 inches) in height. [4] It has short creeping rhizomes and rosettes of small rounded or spoon-shaped leaves that are from 3⁄ 4–2in) long and grow flat to the ground. The species habitually colonises lawns, and is difficult to eradicate by mowing, hence the term 'lawn daisy'. It blooms from March to September [4] and exhibits the phenomenon of heliotropism, in which the flowers follow the position of the sun in the sky.

Purple coneflowers are valued for their medicinal purposes. They are used in many herbal remedies and other types of medicine as treatments against cough, common colds, fever, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, mouth inflammation, wounds, and burns (10). The roots are utilized as a treatment for snakebites, rabies, skin ailments, and other diseases.Daisies in the genus Argyranthemum have striking ray florets that look like a bright star. In most warm climates, these Paris daisies (also called marguerite daisies) grow as perennials. However, they may not survive cold winters and in some climates, you have to plant them every year. But recently, they have come into the limelight for another reason: many of them (if not all), have outstanding medicinal properties. This daisy is a rhizomatous, perennial herb, sometimes grown as an annual. It grows one to four feet tall depending on the situation. Plants.ces.ncsu.edu. (2020). Tanacetum coccineum subsp. coccineum (Painted Daisy, Pyrethrum) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. [online] Available at: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tanacetum-coccineum-subsp-coccineum/

Last Chance Townsend only grows in clumps less than an inch tall. Since they don’t have long stems, the flowers grow in these small, bushy-like formations on stalks. They have rough, hairy leaves that are less than half an inch in size. Symphyotrichum × salignum, more commonly referred to as the Michaelmas Daisy, is a fully hardy perennial with white and yellow daisy-like flowers that bloom from late May until the start of September. It bears striking similarities to a colourful Chrysanthemum, which is perhaps why members of this plant family are sometimes categorised in the same genus. 4) Chamomile Step 4: Create the flower center – Starting at one edge, simply roll the felt up. Add a little dab of glue every now and again to keep the center together. but make sure to add glue to the very end. Making A Felt Daisy Flower – creating the flower center.Daisies fill lawns and prairies all over the world with their beautiful, multi-petaled flowers that look like tiny stars; they grow in almost every garden, where they bloom profusely, sometimes for months on end, opening their flowery eyes in the morning and closing their “eyelids” as the Sun sets… Well, to start with, daisies must have flowers that open around sunrise and close at about sunset. You will see them start to fold their little petals just as the Sun approaches the horizon. With 2cm wide blooms that come in shades of pink and white, marguerite is an evergreen perennial that is best suited for container cultivation, so it can be moved to a warmer location during the winter. Amazing, isn’t it? There are so many beautiful flowers among daisies that these thirty only represent a very tiny fraction… I couldn’t possibly cover all the types of daises in this article and had to leave so many out… But I chose some of the most beautiful and popular, and, as you can see, daisies are not just white, and daisies are not just small… Use a 7cm diameter PME Daisy Plunger Cutter. Press the cutter down hard, but DO NOT use the plunger. Flip the cutter with the gumpaste over, use your fingers to ensure that each petal are cut out cleanly and they have a clean edges. Place your cut out daisy shape onto your mat.

In fact, the name itself means “the eye of the day”, from the Anglo-Saxon (a.k.a. Old English) dæges ēage, “of the day the eye”, literally.Original of Europe, it is very hardy and it has become naturalized all over the world, as it propagates fast. These stand-out yellow blooms are highly fragrant and would work well planted near doors or on the edge of garden paths so you can really appreciate the lemony aroma during its flowering seasons. But after long considerations, the names of the ones that have made the final cut have come through, and here they are, divided in to groups. Osteospermum is a genus of flowering species and looks similar to the common daisy with its disk-like shape center and rosette petals. However, the flower petals can be smooth or tubular, depending on the species. Colors vary in radiant purple, yellow, white, and pink. Asteraceae offered good pollen rewards and attractive flowers for the pollinators of 100 million years ago when wildflowers were less diverse and perhaps less nutritious. These enticing resources encouraged bees, hummingbirds, other pollinators, and herbivores to unknowingly spread the flowers around the world through pollination and seed dispersal.

Step 1: Cut out the flower petals –Begin by cutting out a long rectangle of white felt and then cut small 3/4 inch pieces, so you’re left with 8 smaller rectangles. Place it outdoors in the summer to make the most of the abundance of sunshine. 12) Cupid’s Dart ‘Alba’ American horticulturist Luther Burbank developed Shasta Daisies or Leucanthemum × superbum from interbreeding wild species of chrysanthemums around the globe for 17 years (7). Burbank named these plants after the Mount Shasta in Northern California. The petals have very clear, defined shapes, which makes it one of the most architectural daises on the market. The genus name Tanacetum originated from the Greek word athanatos, which means “immortal” or “long-lasting” and pertains to the plant’s flowers. The species name coccineum, on the other hand, originated from the Latin word coccineus, which means “scarlet” as a reference to the flower color of some painted daisy species.

The common dandelion was probably native to Europe and Asia. This little flower has made its way to just about every corner of the globe and has naturalized to all climates, topographies, and soil types. There are many cultivated varieties of Shasta daisies that are suitable for cut flowers. These include: The showy flowers have a mauve center with a yellow ring at the base of the white petals connecting to the center of the flower. They grow about 19 inches tall and develop into a bush, making them great for the use of ground cover. As I mentioned above, to speed up the process I used a PME Daisy Plunger Cutter (D = 7cm), this will enable you to cut 16 petals at once.