Daisies delight all summer—discover growing tips and the most beautiful varieties
Brighten your garden with daisies—popular, easy-care perennials that bloom all summer, attracting butterflies and bees. Find out how to grow and care for daisies, and discover the most stunning varieties.
Growing and caring for daisies
Sowing and dividing daisies
Wild daisies spread readily on their own in the garden. Shasta daisies can be propagated by division or from seeds. Painted daisies are best propagated from seeds, as they dislike being moved. Replant shasta daisies every three years to keep them vigorous.
Ideal growing location for daisies
All daisies thrive in sunny spots. Plant them in humus-rich, well-drained soil that can be dry or fresh.
Daisies don’t tolerate excessive moisture, so ensure that water doesn’t stand in their growing area. If needed, mix coarse sand into the soil to improve drainage. Painted and shasta daisies are especially susceptible to winter wetness.
Watering daisies
Water painted and shasta daisies during dry periods as needed. The common daisy generally doesn’t require extra watering.
Fertilizing daisies
Regularly fertilize painted and shasta daisies for best results. The common daisy doesn’t need fertilization.
Supporting daisies
Painted and shasta daisies may require support; consider using perennial plant supports.
Tip!
Remove spent flower stems to prolong the blooming period. Shasta daisies will rebloom after pruning.
Daisy × 3—discover different varieties
1. The traditional daisy
Daisy ‘Maikönigin’
A common white daisy with slightly larger flowers than the wild type. Height varies depending on the growing conditions. Undemanding in terms of soil.
Height: approximately 70 cm
Flowering time: June–August
Hardiness: very hardy
2. Large-flowered daisy
Shasta daisy ‘Fiona Goghill’
A striking shasta daisy with densely double flowers. The white flowers have a delicate lime-green center. Beautiful in perennial beds or annual flower borders. Excellent as a cut flower.
Height: 60–80 cm
Flowering time: July–August
Hardiness: hardy
Shasta daisy ‘Banana Cream’
Features large, pale yellow flowers. Beautiful in group plantings or as a border plant. Attracts pollinators.
Height: 40–50 cm
Flowering time: June–August
Hardiness: hardy
3. Painted daisies
Painted daisy ‘Robinson’s Red’
A red-flowered perennial that makes a beautiful cut flower. Attracts butterflies. The ‘Robinson’s Rosa’ variety has pink flowers.
Height: 50–80 cm
Flowering time: June–August
Winter hardiness: hardy
