Shasta Daisy
Daisies are a major part of most gardens because they are easy to grow, great in vases, wonderful to press, and brighten the garden like no other. The Shasta daisy is no different, as it is a hardy plant that will bloom all summer long. The petals of this plant are white and long, with a yellow center completing the flower head of this plant. The stems are long and thin but at the same time, they are not easily bent in the wind. Short green thin leaves adorn the stems leading up the flower heads.

Posted Monday, April 10, 2006

The Shasta daisy is a plant that is best grown in the grow zones of three through ten; it is a very hardy plant which is fast growing as well. The fast growing of the Shasta daisy gives those with the shortest of growing seasons a chance to use this flower in the garden. There are many different varieties within the Daisy realm, with the more hardy plants available in some locations.

This is a plant that will grow in the full sun areas of your landscape with little or no problems during the hottest and driest portions of your summer months. Growing quickly during the early summer months, the flowers will last all summer long until the coolest of the fall days start to wilt this flower.

Planting seeds directly in your gardens just after the last frost has passed is one of the easiest methods in growing the Shasta daisy. If you are going to plant Shasta Daisy seeds in the greenhouse, start your seeds about seven to eight weeks before the last frost is to appear which will give you huge start plants that will be ready to bloom in a short time after planted in your gardens.

Variations of the Shasta daisy include the wild Daisy, which looks very similar to the seeds that you can purchase and grow in your gardens. The plant will grow to be anywhere from one to three feet tall, depending on the length of your growing season and the looseness of your soil. Each plant will spread anywhere from one to two feet wide, giving many stems with flowers that you can use in many ways.

This is a perennial plant that will come back year after year, even through the harshest of winters. When your daisies are getting to be a bit crowded, you can divide the clumpy like plant and put the new plants in other areas of your gardens.

The Shasta daisy is a plant that is both plant and disease resistant making it a good choice for the beginner gardener or for the areas of your gardens that you don't want to have to work with too often.