Flowers & Garden

2/14/2005

Daisies - Garden Flower of the Day!



 Daisies - 'Butterfly' Daisy



The Daisy Butterfly, 'Argyranthemum frutescens', is a fantastic release from
Proven Winners. The Daisy 'Butterfly' is a heat-tolerant marguerite Daisy with oomph. 'Butterfly' produces canary-yellow flowers throughout the summer ­ even without deadheading.

Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens. The Daisy is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to deer.

These Daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other cooler climatic zones. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. The deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised.

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