Our daisy type plants always prove popular, and this mixed collection will be a winner for sure. Ideal plants for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. A compact vigorous variety with an upright habit.
Nothing beats the Shasta daisy for sheer flower power in the summer garden, and in fact no sunny border is complete without their bright, cheery presence. Planted in a sunny spot or even a slightly shaded position, it will flower its socks off during the height of summer and they're a favourite with butterflies and bees. Leucanthemum 'Silberprinzessche' (also known as Chrysanthemum maximum) is one of the more popular varieties of the Shasta daisy, with a large, snowy white blooms, each punctuated with a soft central yellow eye and surrounded by luxurious dark green leaves. Growing to just 40-60cm or so, they're less likely to need staking and their compact nature makes them perfect for a large container that can be given pride of place on your patio, decking or balcony. If you do have space available, then these daisies are Ideal planted in well drained, moist soil in a border where they can be made into a focal plant by creating deep drifts of white. The gorgeous blooms of this clump-forming perennial fan out on top of stout stems and can be enjoyed in the garden or brought indoors as a cut flower. Shasta daisies are easy to grow and a doddle to look after - just give them a quick tidy up in the autumn and remove any faded flowers to extend blooming. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
The Ox-Eye Daisy greets me every summer around Misterland, with its bright shimmering white and yellow blooms. Little Miss Hug loves to grow them too.
The Ox-Eye Daisy is a familiar, native wildflower seen in many fields, roadside verges, railways and alongside riverbanks. Attractive, silvery-white blooms with golden-yellow 'eyes' are produced from June to August each year. Excellent for borders or wildflower meadows.Height 45-60cm (18-24in).
A real workhorse in the garden, the attractive Shasta Daisy ?Fair Lady' has large white flowers with yellow centres on tall upright stems. Leucanthemum is a free flowering, hardy annual that requires little maintenance so is easy for beginners to grow. It's suited to being planted in a mixed border where it will be a magnet to butterflies, bees and other nectar loving insects. Shasta Daisy is the backdrop to many a cut flower bouquet too. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Felicia ?Magic Blue Daisy? is a real treat for the garden. Adorable blue daisies rise up above the spreading foliage from June through to September.
A fantastic plant for bedding, baskets and containers, suited to a full sun position. They displays masses of colourful flowers all summer long. Height and spread: 25cm (10).
Just like its purple cousin, 'Tropic Sun' is a stunning combination of sunny, vibrant colours. Perfect for all manner of container displays and border planting, this is a variety that can't be missed! With abundant heads of bloom to fill your pots, the cheery yellow blooms with their lilac centres will be sure to attract plenty of wildlife into your garden. This wonderful combination of colour makes the perfect summer combination and the daisy-like blooms of 'Tropic Sun' are produced in profusion for months on end. Ideal for pots and borders, osteos are sun lovers, opening in response to the sun and grow best in moist, well-drained soil. Flowering from spring to autumn, the uniform, compact plants will tolerate light frost as well as heat and drought, plus being easy to grow and needing very little in the way of aftercare, they're the perfect variety for your garden. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to pot up and grow on before planting out.