A mass of ‘Daisy’ A bright late summer display.

The compositae family is large and varied, but all the flowers look like daisies and there are a lot to choose from. As a general rule, most like full sun. Here are a few for you to consider.

Aster amellus ‘King George’

Aster amellus ‘King George’: A good choice of Aster with good disease resistance, less prone to mildew. Up to 60cm tall. Flowering from August into early October. With a mass of blue/violet daisy flowers with a yellow button centre. Full sun, to dappled shade, free draining soil.

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’: Delicate mid green foliage with a  single soft yellow flowers borne freely from June to September. 45Cm tall grow in good soil in full sun.

Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’

Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’: A dramatic large white daisy flowers with large orange central cone. Up to 90cm tall flowering from July to September and beyond. Dead flower heads look dramatic left up through the winter months. Good free draining soil in full sun.

Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’

Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’: A must for late flowering planting schemes. 90Cm tall flower stems with rich bronze-red flowers with dark centres, from July to September. Grow in full sun in good water retentive soil.

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Wirral Supreme’. Sadly there is no Free from Copyright image to illustrate this plant.

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Wirral Supreme’: A wonderful showy daisy. Large pure white double flowers forming vigorous clumps up to 90cm tall. Flowering from June to August.  Full sun, poor to good soil.

Rudbeckia var. sullivantii ‘Goldstrum’

Rudbeckia var.sullivantii ‘Goldstrum’:  A dramatic daisy. Large clumps up to 70/80cm tall, with a mass of rich golden flowers with black centres from July to September. Good moister retentive soil. In full sun.

Vase of stunning Rudbeckia

I hope you are feeling inspired to look again at the humble daisy. There is so much to enjoy in this large family!