Most Beautiful Daisy Flowers

Most Beautiful Daisy Flowers

Daisy flowers are members of Asteraceae family, the largest family of flowering plants. The name daisy comes from ‘day’s eye’, because the flower opens up during the day and closes at night. The uniqueness of daisy flower is that it has no negative meaning attached to it. Daisy flower represents innocence of youth. In Christianity, Daisy flower acts as a symbol of Child Jesus’s innocence. It also represents purity of the heart, mind and soul. Daisy is a classic symbol of beauty and is often depicted in medieval art, literature and poetry for its simple beauty.

1. Gardenia Jasminoides Daisy:

Gardenia is a superb evergreen shrub native to East Asia. The shrub bears waxy, ivory colored flower whose petals strongly resemble windmill blades. Its dense foliage provides an all-round interest. This flower prefers growing in locations that provide full sun and moderately drained soil. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, diseases, mildew and heat.

2. DaiSnowcap:

sy Snowcap daisy is a small variety of Shasta daisy.  Its tidy, long blooming qualities are suitable for a sunny garden. Snowcap is a 3 inch bright and beautiful white flower with yellow centers. This flower has dark green foliage which boasts of shiny bright leaves. Snowcap has a pretty long blooming period which you can extend by removing faded flower heads to encourage more blooms. Pair it with yellow daisies like Black eyed Susan to form a great contrast. It is ideal for container planting or for front perennial border.

3. Rudbeckia Hirta Denver Daisy:

Rudbeckia Hirta is a Black eyed Susan and is even the winner of 2010 American Garden Award. It was named to commemorate the city Denver, Colorado’s 150th Anniversary in 2008. It has big, 4 inches flower in deep gold with a dark brown center. At the base of each petal is a dab or two of dark red splashing. It is a short lived perennial and is native to North America.  It blooms profusely during summers and has extreme heat tolerance. Rudbeckia will make a fabulous cut flower. This flower grouped together will create an amazing eye catching

4. Leucanthemum X Superbum Daisy May:

May has bright, white overlapping petals with golden centers which form a solid dome of 3 inches in diameter.  It also produces a lot of secondary flower buds on side stem branches. It is one of the most showy and reliable perennials. This well-mannered Shasta daisy will bring sunshine to your borders, bouquets and container. So if you are looking for white daisy flowers, do consider this one.

5. Lacrosse Shasta Daisy:

Lacrosse, like many daisies comes in bright white petals with sunny yellow centers. What makes it stand out is its uniquely quilled bloom that flattens out as it matures. The foliage on this flower is compact and very sturdy. This flower looks very stunning in partly shaded garden. It loves sun and blooms during summer every year.

6. Shasta Daisy Aglaya:

Aglaya daily has crested yellow centers on 3 inches diameter blooms that appears yearly in late spring. This white daisy flowers lasts for 7 months with regular pruning and deadheading. It has even received the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award in 1993. Its long and sturdy stem makes it perfect for cut floral arrangement. It requires full sun and well-drained soil to be at its best, though partial shade is recommended in the warmest zones.  Its shiny green foliage is resistant to heat, drought and humidity and its serrated narrow leaves remain dark throughout the season.